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April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 264 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. For the film see 491 (film. Events By Place Europe Ælle besieges and conquers the fortified town of Anderitum This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Flavius Anastasius (Φλάβιος Ἀναστάσιος or Anastasius I (Ἀναστάσιος Β΄ (c
• 1079 - Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland. Saint Stanisław Szczepanowski or Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (July 26 1030 &ndash April 11? 1079 was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been Bolesław II the Bold ( Polish: Bolesław Śmiały, also known as Szczodry, "the Generous" and Okrutny, "the Cruel"
• 1241 - Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi. Batu Khan (Бат Хаан Баты́й (c 1205–1255 was a Mongol ruler and the founder of the Blue Horde. Béla IV (IV Béla (1206 &ndash 3 May 1270 King of Hungary and Croatia (1214-1270 Duke of Styria (1254-1258 The Battle of Mohi, or Battle of the Sajó River, (on April 11, 1241) was the main Battle between the Mongols and the Kingdom
• 1512 - War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna. The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names was a major conflict in the Italian Wars. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Gaston de Foix Duc de Nemours ( 10 December 1489 &ndash 11 April 1512) also known as The Thunderbolt of Italy was a French The Battle of Ravenna, fought on April 11, 1512, by forces of the Holy League and France, was a major battle of the War of the League
• 1689 - William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1713 - War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting Queen Anne's War ( 1702 &ndash 1713) was the second in a series of four French and Indian Wars fought between France and England (later The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather than a single document comprised a series of individual peace treaties signed in the Dutch
• 1775 - The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1828 - Foundation of Bahia Blanca. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Bahía Blanca is a City located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of
• 1856 - In Rivas, Nicaragua, Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Juan Santamaría ( August 29, 1831 - April 11, 1856) is officially recognized as the national Hero of the Republic of Costa Rica William Walker ( May 8, 1824 &ndash September 12, 1860) was an American filibuster, adventurer and Mercenary A filibuster is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution
• 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln makes his last public speech. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal
• 1868 - The Shogunate is abolished in Japan. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1876 - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ( BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American Fraternal order and
• 1888 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
• 1899 - Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1905 - Albert Einstein reveals his Theory of Relativity (special relativity). Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical This page is about the scientific concept of relativity for philosophical or sociological theories about relativity see Relativism. Special relativity (SR (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the Physical theory of Measurement in Inertial
• 1919 - The International Labour Organization is founded. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The International Labour Organization
• 1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio takes place. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
• 1921 - The Emirate of Transjordan is created. The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: ar إمارة شرق الأردن) was a former Ottoman territory incorporated into the British Mandate of Palestine
• 1921 - Iowa becomes the first U. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. S. state to impose a cigarette tax. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured
• 1945 - World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Buchenwald concentration camp (German Konzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter Mountain near Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1951 - Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• 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. The Stone of Scone (ˈskuːn also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone is an oblong block of red Sandstone, about by by in Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
• 1952 - The Battle of Nanri island takes place. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Nanri Island (南日島戰役 was a conflict between the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army, over People's Republic of
• 1955 - The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Air India Limited ( एअर इंडिया) is the national Airline of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services The Kashmir Princess was a Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft owned by Air India which exploded in midair and crashed into the Pacific Ocean Zhou Enlai ( (5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976 was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from 1949 until his death in January 1976
• 1957 - Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Singapore
• 1961 - The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 1965 - The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The second Palm Sunday Tornado outbreak occurred on April 11, 1965 and involved 78 tornadoes (38 significant 19 violent 21 killers hitting
• 1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Types of banned discrimination The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited the following forms of discrimination 1
• 1968 - German student leader Rudi Dutschke is shot in Berlin. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Rudi Dutschke born Alfred Willi Rudi Dutschke ( March 7, 1940 Schönefeld &ndash December 24, 1979, Århus, Denmark Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• 1970 - Apollo 13 is launched. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1976 - The Apple I is created. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Apple I, also known as the Apple-1, was an early Personal computer.
• 1979 - Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda
• 1981 - A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Brixton riot of April 11, 1981 was one of the most serious Riots in London, UK, of the 20th century Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes
• 1981 - President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1987 - The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
• 1990 - Customs officers in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 2000 - AT&T Park in San Francisco, Minute Maid Park in Houston, and Comerica Park in Detroit open. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Minute Maid Park (formerly The Ballpark at Union Station, Enron Field, and Astros Field) is a ballpark in Houston, Texas Comerica Park is an open air ballpark located in downtown Detroit Michigan.
• 2001 - The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China after a collision with an J-8 fighter is released. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Lockheed EP-3E ARIES II is the signals reconnaissance version of the P-3C Orion, operated by the United States Navy. Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 2002 - The Ghriba synagogue bombing by Al Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ghriba synagogue bombing was a deadly bombing carried out in Tunisia by the Al-Qaeda terrorist group on the El Ghriba synagogue. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa.
• 2002 - An attempted coup d'état in Venezuela against President Hugo Chávez takes place. The Venezuelan coup attempt of 2002 was a failed Coup d'état on April 11, 2002 that lasted only 47 hours whereby the head of state President Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela.
• 2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Uranium (jʊˈreɪniəm is a silvery-gray Metallic Chemical element in the
• 2007 - 2007 Algiers bombings: Two bombings in the Algerian capital of Algiers, kills 33 people and wounds a further 222 others. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest

Births

• 146 - Septimius Severus (d. Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor 211)
• 1357 - John I of Portugal (d. For the N11 code see 2-1-1. Events By Place Roman Empire Septimus Severus dies in Britain 1433)
• 1374 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. Roger de Mortimer 4th Earl of March and 6th Earl of Ulster ( 11 April, 1374 &ndash 20 July, 1398) was the Heir presumptive to 1398)
• 1492 - Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. Marguerite de Navarre ( April 11, 1492 &ndash December 21, 1549) also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret Henry II ( April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555) was the eldest son of John III of Navarre (died 1516 and Catherine I of Navarre 1549)
• 1592 - John Eliot, English statesman (d. Sir John Eliot (11 April 1592 - 27 November 1632 English statesman son of Richard Eliot (1546 - 22 June 1609 and Bridget Carswell (c 1632)
• 1721 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a David Zeisberger ( 11 April 1721 – 17 November 1808) was a Moravian Clergyman and Missionary among the 1808)
• 1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 &ndash 21 May 1771 otherwise known as "Kit Smart" "Kitty Smart" and "Jack Smart" was an English poet 1771)
• 1755 - James Parkinson, English physician (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or James Parkinson may also refer to James Parkinson (1730-1813, the museum proprietor and land agent 1824)
• 1769 - Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, 1st Sovereign Prince de Sievers ( April 11, 1769 &ndash May 31, 1809)
• 1770 - George Canning, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday George Canning (11 April 1770 &ndash 8 August 1827 was a British statesman and Politician who served as Foreign Secretary and is at present the shortest serving The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1827)
• 1794 - Edward Everett, 15th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Everett ( April 11, 1794 January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1865)
• 1798 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Macedonio Melloni ( April 11 1798 – August 11 1854) was an Italian Physicist, notable for demonstrating that Radiant 1854)
• 1810 - Henry Rawlinson, English scholar (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson 1st Baronet (1810-1895 was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire. 1895)
• 1819 - Charles Hallé, German pianist and conductor (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Charles Hallé ( 11 April 1819 &ndash 25 October 1895)
• 1825 - Ferdinand Lassalle, German politician (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Lassalle (11 April 1825 &mdash 31 August 1864 was a German Jurist and socialist political Activist. 1864)
• 1852 - Cap Anson, American baseball player (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and 1922)
• 1862 - Charles Evans Hughes, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Charles Evans Hughes Sr ( April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was a Lawyer and Republican politician from the State The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1948)
• 1862 - William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Wallace Campbell ( April 11 1862 &ndash June 14 1938) was an American Astronomer. 1938)
• 1867 - Mark Keppel, Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dr Mark Keppel served as County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County from 1902 to 1928 1928)
• 1869 - Kasturba Gandhi, Wife of Mohandas Gandhi (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kastürbā Gāndhi ( April 11, 1869 – 22 February, 1944) affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1944)
• 1869 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gustav Vigeland ( April 11 1869 &ndash March 12 1943) was a Norwegian sculptor. 1943)
• 1873 - Edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Lawson VC ( 11 April 1873 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 2 July 1955 Walker, Northumberland 1955)
• 1876 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Paul Henry ( 11 April 1876 &ndash 24 August 1958) was a Northern Irish artist who painted the west of Ireland landscape with a spare post-impressionist 1958)
• 1889 - Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dominic James "Nick" La Rocca (born April 11, 1889 in New Orleans Louisiana &ndash died February 22 1961 in 1961)
• 1890 - Donna Rachele Mussolini, wife of Benito Mussolini (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Donna Rachele Mussolini ( 11 April 1890 – 30 October 1979) was the second wife of Benito Mussolini. 1979)
• 1893 - Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dean Gooderham Acheson ( April 11, 1893 — October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer as United States The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs 1971)
• 1896 - Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Quebec novelist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Léo-Paul Desrosiers ( April 11, 1896 - April 20, 1967) was a Québécois writer and journalist well-known for his Historical 1967)
• 1899 - Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Percy Lavon Julian (April 11 1899 &ndash April 19 1975 was an American research Chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants 1975)
• 1900 - Sandor Marai, Hungarian writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sándor Márai (originally Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmied de Mára ( April 11, 1900 – February 22, 1989) was a Hungarian 1989)
• 1905 - József Attila, Hungarian poet (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Biography The son of Áron József a soap factory worker and Hungarian peasant girl Borbála Pőcze he was born in Ferencváros, a poor district of Budapest 1937)
• 1906 - Dale Messick, American cartoonist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dalia "Dale" Messick ( April 11, 1906 &ndash April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated 2005)
• 1907 - Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ivor Spencer-Thomas was born on 11 April 1907 and died on 30 August 2001. 2001)
• 1908 - Jane Bolin, first African-American woman judge (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jane Matilda Bolin LLB ( April 11, 1908 - January 8, 2007) was the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law 2007)
• 1908 - Masaru Ibuka, Japanese industrialist (Sony) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Masaru Ibuka (井深大 Ibuka Masaru, April 11, 1908 in Nikkō City Japan &ndash December 19, 1997 in Tokyo is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with 1997)
• 1908 - Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Daniel (Dan Maskell ( 11 April 1908 - 10 December 1992) was an English Tennis player who later became even better known 1992)
• 1908 - Leo Rosten, American humorist and author (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Leo Calvin Rosten ( April 11, 1908 - February 19, 1997) was born in Lodz, Russian Empire (now Poland and died in New York City 1997)
• 1910 - António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 15^th President of Portugal (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ancestors has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 1996)
• 1911 - Stanisława Walasiewicz aka Stella Walsh, Polish-born runner (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stanisława Walasiewiczówna and Stella Walsh) ( April 3, 1911 &ndash December 4, 1980 1980)
• 1913 - Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oleg Cassini ( April 11, 1913 &ndash March 17, 2006) was a French-born American Fashion designer noted for 2006)
• 1914 - Norman McLaren, Canadian film animator and director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Norman McLaren, C C, C Q (b April 11 1914 - d January 27 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian Animator 1987)
• 1914 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC ( April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia 2003)
• 1916 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ( Buenos Aires, April 11 1916 &ndash June 25 1983 Geneva) was an Argentine Composer of classical music 1983)
• 1916 - Howard W. Koch, American film director (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Howard Winchel Koch ( April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an Academy Award -winning American director 2001)
• 1917 - Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Danny Gallivan ( April 11, 1917 - February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster 1993)
• 1917 - David Westheimer, American novelist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) David Westheimer ( April 11, 1917 in Houston Texas – November 8, 2005) was an American novelist best known for writing the 1964 2005)
• 1918 - Richard Wainwright, English politician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Scurrah Wainwright ( 11 April 1918 &ndash 16 January 2003) was a Liberal MP for Colne Valley, 1966-70 2003)
• 1921 - Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar James Tolbert "Jumbo Jim" Hearn ( April 11 1921 – June 10 1998) was an American right-handed Pitcher in 1998)
• 1925 - Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman and newspaper editor (Quebecor) (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Péladeau, OQ ( April 11, 1925 – December 24, 1997) was a Québécois Businessman. Quebecor Inc ( is a Canadian communications company based in Montreal, Quebec. 1997)
• 1926 - Victor Bouchard, Quebec pianist and composer
• 1928 - Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy
• 1930 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Bouchard (b Apr 11 1926 Sainte-Claire de Dorchester, Quebec) is a Canadian pianist and composer Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ethel Skakel Kennedy (born April 11 1928 is the widow of late Sen Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anton Szandor LaVey, (April 11 1930 &ndash October 24 1997 born Howard Stanton Levey, was the American Founder and High Priest of the 1997)
• 1931 - Johnny Sheffield, American actor
• 1931 - Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer
• 1932 - Joel Grey, American singer and actor
• 1933 - Tony Brown, American journalist
• 1934 - Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet
• 1935 - Richard Berry, American singer and composer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Sheffield (born April 11, 1931) is an American former Child actor. (his birth name is, which is pronounced the same (born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music Composer, council member of JASRAC Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Anthony Brown (born April 11, 1933) is an American journalist, academiancomedian and businessman Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Strand (born April 11, 1934) is an American Poet, Essayist, and Translator. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Berry ( April 11, 1935 &ndash January 23, 1997) was an American Singer and Songwriter, best known as the 1997)
• 1935 - Richard Kuklinski, American mafia hitman (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski ( April 11, 1935 &ndash March 5, 2006) was a convicted murderer and notorious Contract killer 2006)
• 1938 - Michael Deaver, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Keith Deaver ( April 11, 1938 &ndash August 18, 2007) was a member of President Ronald Reagan 's White House staff The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. 2007)
• 1938 - Kurt Moll, German bass
• 1939 - Louise Lasser, American actress
• 1941 - Ellen Goodman, American political columnist
• 1941 - Shirley Stelfox, English actress
• 1944 - John Milius, American director and writer
• 1946 - Bob Harris, British disc jockey and presenter
• 1947 - Peter Riegert, American actor
• 1947 - Meshach Taylor, American actor
• 1947 - Lev Bulat, Russian physicist
• 1948 - Marcello Lippi, Italian football coach
• 1949 - Bernd Eichinger, German film producer
• 1949 - Carl Franklin, American actor
• 1951 - Doris McGowen Beck Angleton, American socialite (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kurt Moll (born April 11, 1938) is a German Operatic bass. Moll was born in Buir near Cologne, Germany. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louise Lasser (born April 11, 1939) is an American actress She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the Soap opera parody Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Goodman is an American Journalist and Pulitzer Prize -winning syndicated Columnist. Shirley Stelfox (born 11 April 1941) is an English Actress, currently best known as busybody Edna Birch in the ITV Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Frederick Milius (born April 11, 1944) is an American Screenwriter, director, and producer of Motion pictures Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Whispering" Bob Harris (born Robert Brinley Harris in Northampton, England on 11 April 1946) is a Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American Actor, Screenwriter, and Film director. Meshach Taylor (born April 11, 1947) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. ' Lev Petrovich Bulat (Russian Лев Петрович Булат) a Russian Physicist and Engineer, was born April 11, 1947 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcello Romeo Lippi, Commendatore OMRI, (born April 12, 1948) is an Italian World Cup -winning football manager and former Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernd Eichinger (born April 11, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau) is a German Film producer and director. Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and film and Television director Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Doris Angleton ( April 11 1951 – April 16 1997) was a Texas Socialite and murder victim 1997)
• 1951 - Paul Fox, English guitarist (The Ruts) (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar For the US record producer see Paul Fox (producer Paul Fox ( 11 April 1951 &ndash 21 October 2007) was a British The Ruts were a Reggae -influenced British Punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning" 2007)
• 1951 - James Patrick Kelly, American author
• 1952 - Peter Windsor, English motor racing journalist and reporter
• 1953 - Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
• 1953 - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1955 - Kevin Brady, American politician
• 1955 - Michael Callen, American musician and AIDS activist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. James Patrick Kelly (born 1951 in Mineola New York) is a Hugo - and Nebula -award winning American Science fiction author Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter David Windsor (born on April 11, 1952 in England) is a Formula 1 Journalist and Reporter, and has formerly worked Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Andrew John Wiles KBE FRS (born 11 April 1953 is a British Mathematician and a professor at Princeton University (ɣi vəɾˈɦɔfstɑt (b Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt, 11 April 1953 in Dendermonde, Belgium) is a Belgian politician municipal This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is a Republican Politician from the state of Texas. Michael Callen ( -) was a Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Author, and AIDS activist 1993)
• 1958 - Stuart Adamson, British musician (Big Country) (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Adamson (born William Stuart Adamson, 11 April 1958 – 16 December 2001) was an English -born Scottish Big Country are a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid-1980s but still releasing material for a Cult 2001)
• 1958 - Brynn Hartman, American murderer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Phil Hartman (September 24 1948 &ndash May 28 1998 was a Canadian -born American Emmy Award -winning Writer as well as an Actor, 1998)
• 1960 - Jeremy Clarkson, British journalist
• 1961 - Doug Hopkins, American musician
• 1962 - Vincent Gallo, American actor
• 1963 - Chris Ferguson, American poker player
• 1963 - Billy Bowden, New Zealand umpire
• 1964 - Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter
• 1964 - Bret Saberhagen, American baseball player
• 1964 - Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist
• 1966 - Mason Reese, American actor
• 1966 - Dustin Patrick Runnels, American professional wrestler
• 1966 - Lisa Stansfield, English singer
• 1968 - Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian author
• 1969 - Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer
• 1969 - Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer
• 1970 - Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 - Johnny Messner, American actor
• 1971 - Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein)
• 1971 - Vicellous Reon Shannon, American actor
• 1972 - Jason Varitek, American baseball player
• 1972 - Balls Mahoney, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Jennifer Esposito, American television actor
• 1974 - Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player
• 1974 - Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter
• 1974 - Anton Glanzelius, Danish actor
• 1974 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian model and actor
• 1974 - Zöe Lucker, British television actor
• 1974 - Trot Nixon, American baseball player
• 1975 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian author
• 1978 - Brett Claywell, American actor
• 1978 - Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960 is an English broadcaster Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas "Doug" Hopkins ( April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993) was an American musician and songwriter from Tempe Arizona Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Gallo (born in Buffalo New York on April 11, 1961) is an American Film Actor and director, Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Philip Ferguson (born on April 11 1963 in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Poker player Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is an international Cricket Umpire from New Zealand and is known for his Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Steve Azar (born April 11, 1964 in Greenville Mississippi) is an American Country music artist Bret William Saberhagen (ˈseɪ̪bɚˌheɪ̪ɡɨn born April 11, 1964 in Chicago Heights Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born in Colorado Springs, US on April 11, 1964) is an American Cellist and Musician. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Mason Reese (born April 11, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a former child actor in numerous Television commercials in the 1970s particularly for Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko (Сергей Васильевич Лукьяненко) (born April 11 1968) is a Science fiction and Fantasy Cerys Matthews (pronounced) (born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer and Songwriter. is the stage name of, a Japanese pop-music performer who also is notable as an actress and song writer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trevor Linden, OBC (born April 11, 1970, in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Johnny Messner (born April 11, 1970) is an American Actor who has had a number of movie and Television series roles Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born April 11, 1971) is a German musician notable for being the bass-guitarist for the German Neue Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Vicellous Reon Shannon (born 11 April 1971) is an American actor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Andrew Varitek (ˈvɛɹɨˌtɛk born April 11 1972 in) is an American Baseball player Jonathan Rechner (born April 11, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey) better known by his Ring name Balls Mahoney, Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and Dancer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Àlex Corretja Verdegay (born April 11 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional Tennis player from Spain Ashot Danielyan (Աշոտ Դանիէլյան; born April 11, 1974 in Yerevan) is an Armenian weightlifter. Anton Glanzelius (born 11 April 1974 in Copenhagen Denmark) is an actor mainly known for My Life as a Dog. Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11 1974 is a Canadian actress and former model, best known for her role as Number Six in the re-imagined Zöe Lucker (born April 11, 1974 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is an English National Television Awards nominated Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (born April 11, 1974 in) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the New York Mets Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walid Soliman is writer essayist and translator born on April 11, 1975 in Tunis, Tunisia Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Brett "Spoda" Claywell (born April 11, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing the role of Tim Smith on the CW 's hit show Joshua Morgan Hancock (April 11 1978 – April 29 2007 was a Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies 2007)
• 1978 - Tom Thacker, Canadian musician
• 1979 - Malcolm Christie, English footballer
• 1979 - Chris Gaylor, American drummer
• 1979 - Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1979 - Josh Server, American actor
• 1979 - Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician
• 1980 - Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer
• 1980 - Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
• 1981 - Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model
• 1981 - Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 - Ian Bell, English cricketer
• 1983 - Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch racing driver
• 1984 - Kelli Garner, American actor
• 1985 - Will Minson, Australian rules footballer
• 1986 - Roman Heart, American porn actor
• 1987 - Joss Stone, English singer
• 1994 - Dakota Blue Richards, English actress
• 2002 - Alexa Gerasimovich, American actress

Deaths

• 1034 - Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Thomas William Thacker (aka "Brown Tom" (born 11 April 1978, in Langley, BC, Canada) is the lead singer and guitarist of Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Malcolm Neil Christie (born April 11, 1979 in Stamford, England) is an English footballer. Chris Gaylor (born Christopher James Gaylor April 11, 1979) is the Drummer in the band The All-American Rejects. Michel Riesen (b April 11, 1979 in Oberbalm, Switzerland) is a professional Ice hockey winger, playing for HC Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979 in Highland Park Illinois) is an American Actor, best known for being the only Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sebastien Grainger (born on 11 April 1979 in Mississauga) is a Canadian solo musician best known as the former drummer and singer of Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J League team Nagoya Grampus. Mark Charles "Tex" Teixeira (tʰɛˈʃɛɹə born April 11, 1980 in Annapolis Maryland) is a Major League Baseball player with the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981 is a Brazilian model. Alexandre Burrows (born April 11, 1981 in Pincourt Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test Cricketer He also plays County Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Nicky Pastorelli is a Dutch race car driver He raced a partial season in Champ Car for Rocketsports in 2006 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kelli Brianne Garner (born April 11 1984 is an American actress Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) William Gerald Minson (born 11 April 1985 in South Australia) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Roman Heart (born 1986 is an American Gay adult entertainment film actor (porn star Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Dakota Blue Richards (born April 11 1994) is an English actress See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alexa Veronica Gerasimovich (born April 11, 2002) is an American child actress This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 968)
• 1240 - Llywelyn the Great, King of Gwynedd
• 1554 - Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 968 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev Genealogy and early life Llywelyn was born about 1173 the son of Iorwerth ap Owain and the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, who had been ruler of Gwynedd until his death Gwynedd (pr) is one of several Welsh Successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger (1521 – 11 April, 1554) was a rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I of England; his rising is traditionally called 1521)
• 1612 - Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (b. Emanuel van Meteren ( September 6, 1535 - April 11, 1612) was a Flemish historian and Consul for "the Traders of the Low 1535)
• 1612 - Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. Edward Wightman ( December 20, 1566 - April 11, 1612) a Baptist, was the last person to be executed for Heresy 1566)
• 1626 - Marino Ghetaldi, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)
• 1712 - Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Richard Simon ( 13 May 1638 - 11 April 1712) was a French biblical Critic. 1638)
• 1723 - John Robinson, English diplomat (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1650)
• 1798 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl Wilhelm Ramler ( February 25, 1725 &ndash April 11, 1798) was a German Poet. 1725)
• 1856 - Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Juan Santamaría ( August 29, 1831 - April 11, 1856) is officially recognized as the national Hero of the Republic of Costa Rica 1831)
• 1861 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francisco González Bocanegra ( January 8, 1824 &ndash April 11, 1861) was a Mexican poet who wrote the lyrics of the Mexican National 1824)
• 1873 - Edward Canby, U. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9 1817 &ndash April 11 1873 was a career United States Army officer and a Union General in the American Civil S. general (b. 1817)
• 1890 - Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1862)
• 1894 - Constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Wilhelm Constantin Lipsius (born Leipzig, 20 October 1832 — died Dresden 1832)
• 1906 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Anthony Bailey ( July 4, 1847 &ndash April 11, 1906) was the creator of the modern Circus. 1847)
• 1906 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Francis Pharcellus Church ( February 22 1839 &ndash April 11 1906) was an American publisher and editor 1839)
• 1908 - Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henry Edward Bird ( July 14, 1830 – April 11, 1908) was an English Chess player and chess writer 1829)
• 1916 - Richard Harding Davis, American author (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Richard Harding Davis ( 18 April 1864 — 11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama and a Journalist famous for 1864)
• 1926 - Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luther Burbank ( March 7 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, Horticulturist and a pioneer in Agricultural 1849)
• 1947 - Louise Peete, American murderess (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lofie Louise Preslar ( September 20, 1880 in Bienville Louisiana &ndash April 11, 1947 in San Quentin State Prison, 1880)
• 1953 - Kid Nichols, American baseball player (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Augustus Nichols ( September 14, 1869 - April 11, 1953) better known as Kid Nichols, was a Major League Baseball 1869)
• 1958 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon or Juon (Константин Фёдорович Юон - April 11 1958) was a noted Russian painter and theatre 1875)
• 1967 - Donald Sangster, Jamaican prime-minister (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Sir Donald Burns Sangster ( October 26 1911 - April 11 1967) was a Jamaican politician and the second Prime Minister of Jamaica 1911)
• 1970 - Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Actress Cathy O'Donnell (born Ann Steely July 6, 1923 - April 11, 1970) began her career on stage 1923)
• 1970 - John O'Hara, American author (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry O'Hara ( January 31, 1905 &ndash April 11, 1970) was an American Writer. 1905)
• 1977 - Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jacques Prévert (ʒak pʀeˈvɛʀ in French February 4, 1900 - April 11, 1977) was a French Poet and Screenwriter 1900)
• 1983 - Dolores del Rio, Mexican actress (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dolores del Río ( August 3, 1905 &ndash April 11, 1983) was a Mexican Film actress. 1905)
• 1985 - Enver Hoxha, Albanian Communist dictator (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) (ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa 16 October 1908 11 April 1985 was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985 as the Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based 1908)
• 1985 - Bunny Ahearne, British ice hockey promoter (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Francis "Bunny" Ahearne ( &ndash) was a promoter for Ice hockey. 1900)
• 1987 - Erskine Caldwell, American author (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17 1903 Coweta County Georgia – April 11 1987 was an American Author. 1903)
• 1987 - Primo Levi, Italian chemist and author (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Primo Michele Levi ( July 31, 1919 &ndash April 11, 1987) was a Jewish Italian Chemist, Holocaust survivor 1919)
• 1990 - Harold Ballard, Canadian ice hockey club owner and executive (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Harold E Ballard ( July 30, 1903 – April 11, 1990) was an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League 1903)
• 1990 - Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Xenophon Zolotas (Ξενοφών Ζολώτας ( 26 March, 1904 – 11 June, 2004) an eminent Greek Economist, served 1904)
• 1991 - Walker Cooper, American baseball player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. William Walker Cooper ( January 8 1915 - April 11 1991) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who 1915)
• 1992 - Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Alberto Alejandro María de la Santísima Trinidad Obregón Roses most commonly known as Alejandro Obregón ( June 4, 1920 1920)
• 1992 - Eve Merriam, American playwright, director, and poet (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Eve Merriam ( July 19, 1916 - April 11, 1992) was an American poet playwright and teacher 1916)
• 1996 - Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Jessica Whitney Dubroff ( May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly 1988)
• 2000 - Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (b. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Diana Magdalene Roloff ( April 21, 1945 in Cheadle, near Stockport, Cheshire, England – April 11, 1945)
• 2001 - Sandy Bull, American musician (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sandy Bull ( January 1, 1941 – April 11, 2001) was an American folk musician who was active from the late 1950s until his death 1941)
• 2001 - Harry Secombe, Welsh actor and comedian (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE ( 8 September 1921 &ndash 11 April 2001) was a Welsh Entertainer with a noted fine 1921)
• 2003 - Cecil Howard Green, British geophysicist and businessman (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cecil Howard Green ( August 6, 1900 &ndash April 11, 2003) was a British -born American Geophysicist who trained 1900)
• 2005 - André François, French cartoonist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André François (born André Farkas; November 9, 1915 &ndash April 11, 2005) was a French cartoonist 1915)
• 2005 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucien Laurent ( December 10, 1907 &ndash April 11, 2005) was a French footballer famous for scoring the first ever World Cup 1907)
• 2006 - June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. June Antoinette Pointer Whitmore ( November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American Pop/ The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved 1953)
• 2006 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DeShaun Dupree Holton ( October 2 1973 &ndash April 11 2006) better known as Proof, was a Detroit rapper and member of the rap D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit 1973)
• 2007 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roscoe Lee Browne ( May 2 1925 &ndash April 11 2007) was an American Actor and director, known for his 1925)
• 2007 - Kurt Vonnegut, American author (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black 1922)
• 2007 - Ronald Speirs, American Army officer(CO of Easy Company) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Speirs ( April 20, 1920 - April 11, 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the U Easy Company 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR is one of the most well-known companies in the United States Army 1920)
• 2007 - Janet McDonald, American novelist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Janet McDonald (b 1954 d 2007 wrote Novels for young adults as well as a memoir Project Girl, about her own upbringing and education 1954)

Holidays and observances

• Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Battle of Rivas (State holiday in Costa Rica). Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Juan Santamaría ( August 29, 1831 - April 11, 1856) is officially recognized as the national Hero of the Republic of Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in
• The Feast Day of Saint Antipas of Pergamum in the Greek Orthodox Church. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Antipas is referred to in the Book of Revelation ( as the "faithful martyr" of Pergamon. The Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία Hellēnorthódoxē Ekklēsía) is formed by several autocephalous churches

In the Catholic church:

• Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów
• Saint Gemma of Lucca
• Saint Godeberta

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Stanisław Szczepanowski or Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (July 26 1030 &ndash April 11? 1079 was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been Gemma Maria Galgani (March 12 1878 in Camigliano Italy – April 11 1903 in Lucca Italy was a mystic and is a Roman Catholic Saint, who was Canonized Saint Godeberta (Godebertha Godberta (c 640— June 11, c 700 was a Frankish Saint.

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