What happened this day in history April 11

What are the important events that happened on April 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 11 is the 101st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 29, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,744,329,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectahenagon’ day.

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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 312 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,494 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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April 11 Historical Events

  • 1079
    Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.
  • 1241
    Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi.
  • 1512
    War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
  • 1689
    William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain.
  • 1856
    Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker’s filibusters are holed up.
  • 1868
    Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
  • 1951
    The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
  • 1968
    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
  • 1976
    The Apple I is created.
  • 2002
    Over two hundred thousand people marched in Caracas towards the Presidential Palace of Miraflores, to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chavez. 19 of the protesters are killed, and the Minister of Defense Gral. Lucas Rincon announced Hugo Chavez resignation on national TV.

Who were born on April 11?

  • 1374
    Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398)
  • 1798
    Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854)
  • 1889
    Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. 1961)
  • 1938
    Michael Deaver, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)
  • 1950
    Tom Hill, English bass guitarist (Geordie)
  • 1951
    James Patrick Kelly, American author
  • 1961
    Doug Hopkins, American musician (d. 1993)
  • 1986
    Stephanie Pratt, American reality TV personality
  • 1987
    Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1990
    Dimitrios Anastasopoulos, Greek footballer

Who died on April 11?

  • 1034
    Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (b. 968)
  • 1903
    Gemma Galgani, Catholic saint and mystic (b. 1878)
  • 1926
    Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849)
  • 1962
    Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist (b. 1900)
  • 1970
    John O'Hara, American author (b. 1905)
  • 1977
    Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
  • 2007
    Janet McDonald, American novelist (b. 1954)
  • 2007
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr., American author (b. 1922)
  • 2007
    Ronald Speirs, American Army officer (CO of Easy Company) (b. 1920)
  • 2007
    Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (b. 1925)

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