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

• 1184 BC –
  Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
• 173 –
  Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called “miracle of the rain”.
• 1345 –
  The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
• 1594 –
  Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
• 1775 –
  The American Revolutionary War’s first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
• 1788 –
  Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• 1907 –
  George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket.
• 1917 –
  King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicates under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.
• 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?

• 1723 –
  Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
• 1797 –
  José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran national hero (d. 1855)
• 1879 –
  Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (d. 1944)
• 1910 –
  Carmine Coppola, American composer, director and songwriter (d. 1991)
• 1925 –
  William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)
• 1945 –
  Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
• 1950 –
  Graham Russell, British guitarist and vocalist (Air Supply)
• 1953 –
  Georgios Orfanos, Greek politician
• 1969 –
  Bryan Fogarty, Canadian professional ice hockey player (d. 2002)
• 1982 –
  Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler

Who died on June 11?

• 1695 –
  André Félibien, French architect (b. 1619)
• 1847 –
  John Franklin, English sea captain and explorer (b. 1786)
• 1903 –
  Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
• 1924 –
  Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b. 1837)
• 1985 –
  Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
• 1996 –
  Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)
• 1999 –
  DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. 1920)
• 2001 –
  Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (b. 1923)
• 2006 –
  Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)
• 2009 –
  Sumire, Japanese fashion model (b. 1987)