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

June 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 11 is the 162^nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

When this day started, 486,000 hours 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 ‘hectahexacontadigon’ day.

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

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 251 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 4,555 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 11 Historical Events

• 631 –
  Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China.
• 1345 –
  The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
• 1429 –
  Hundred Years’ War: start of the Battle of Jargeau.
• 1770 –
  Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
• 1776 –
  The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
• 1788 –
  Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• 1837 –
  The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
• 1901 –
  New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.
• 1919 –
  Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
• 1998 –
  Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.

Who were born on June 11?

• 1897 –
  Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian Revolutionary, Founder of Hindustan Republican Association (d. 1927)
• 1919 –
  Richard Todd, British actor (d. 2009)
• 1947 –
  Bob Evans, British racing driver
• 1952 –
  Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist and guitarist (38 Special, Van Zant)
• 1953 –
  Peter Bergman, American actor
• 1968 –
  Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
• 1969 –
  Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
• 1974 –
  Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player
• 1978 –
  Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
• 1989 –
  Keith Aulie, Canadian hockey player

Who died on June 11?

• 1903 –
  Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
• 1924 –
  Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b. 1837)
• 1965 –
  José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
• 1970 –
  William ‘Billy Batts’Devino, American crime figure (b. 1921)
• 1974 –
  Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)
• 1993 –
  Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)
• 2004 –
  Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)
• 2006 –
  Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)
• 2008 –
  Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1938)
• 2011 –
  Seth Putnam, American musician (b. 1968)