What happened this day in history June 11

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 162nd 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.

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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.

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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)

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