What happened on June 11? There are more than 243 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 11
June 11 is the 163rd day of the year 2024. There are 203 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. This day falls under the 24th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Snook, Texas 77878 sunrise will occur at 06:21 AM and sunset will occur at 08:29 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Gemini. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 232 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 11
- 1184 BCTrojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
- 173Marcomannic 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”.
- 631Emperor 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.
- 1345The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
- 1429Hundred Years’ War: start of the Battle of Jargeau.
- 1509Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
- 1594Philip 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).
- 1770Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
- 1775The American Revolutionary War’s first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
- 1776The 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.
- 1788Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
- 1805A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
- 1825The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
- 1837The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
- 1892The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1898Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba.
- 1898The Hundred Days’ Reform is started by Guangxu Emperor with a plan to change social, political and educational institutions in China, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. The failed reform though led to the abolition of Imperial Examination in 1905.
- 1901New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.
- 1903Group of Serbian officers stormed royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife queen Draga.
- 1907George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket.
- 1917King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicates under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.
- 1919Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
- 1920During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to first coin the political phrase “smoke-filled room”.
- 1935Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
- 1936The International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England.
- 1937Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
- 1938Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
- 1938Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. 500,000 to 900,000 civilians are killed.
- 1942World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
- 1944USS Missouri the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.
- 1955Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
- 1956Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
- 1962Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1963American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
- 1963Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
- 1964World War II veteran Walter Seifert runs amok in an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
- 1970After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
- 1972The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126.
- 1978Altaf Hussain founds the students’ political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
- 1981A Richter Scale 6.9 magnitude earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
- 1998Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
- 2001Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 2002Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
- 2004Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
- 2008Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada’s First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.
Who Were Born On June 11?
- 1403John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)
- 1456Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
- 1540Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)
- 1588George Wither, English writer (d. 1667)
- 1672Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)
- 1696Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)
- 1704Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (d. 1742)
- 1713Edward Capell, English critic (d. 1781)
- 1723Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
- 1726Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Spanish-born Dauphine of France (d. 1746)
- 1741Joseph Warren, American doctor and soldier (d. 1775)
- 1776John Constable, English painter (d. 1837)
- 1797José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran national hero (d. 1855)
- 1815Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer (d. 1879)
- 1832Lucy Pickens, American and Confederate socialite (d. 1899)
- 1842Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1934)
- 1846William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (d. 1920)
- 1847Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (d. 1929)
- 1864Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
- 1867Charles Fabry, French physicist (d. 1945)
- 1871Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (d. 1928)
- 1876Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
- 1877Renée Vivien, English-born French poet (d. 1909)
- 1879Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (d. 1944)
- 1880Jeannette Rankin, American politician, feminist and pacifist (d. 1973)
- 1888Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)
- 1894Dai Vernon, Canadian magician (d. 1992)
- 1895Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)
- 1897Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia (d. 1918)
- 1897Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian Revolutionary, Founder of Hindustan Republican Association (d. 1927)
- 1903Ernie Nevers, American football player (d. 1976)
- 1910Carmine Coppola, American composer, director and songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1910Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine biologist and inventor (d. 1997)
- 1912James Algar, American film director (d. 1998)
- 1913Coby Whitmore, American painter and magazine illustrator (d. 1988)
- 1913Risë Stevens, American operatic soprano
- 1913Vince Lombardi, American football coach (d. 1970)
- 1914Gerald Mohr, American actor (d. 1968)
- 1915Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (d. 1999)
- 1917Joseph B. Wirthlin, American religious leader (d. 2008)
- 1919Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-born American composer
- 1919Richard Todd, British actor (d. 2009)
- 1920Hazel Scott, Trinidad and Tobago-born American singer (d. 1981)
- 1920Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (d. 1993)
- 1920Shelly Manne, American jazz drummer (d. 1984)
- 1922John Bromfield, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1922Michael Cacoyannis, Cypriot film maker
- 1925William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)
- 1926Carlisle Floyd, American composer
- 1928Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Spanish-born Queen consort of the Belgians
- 1930Charles B. Rangel, American politician
- 1931Audrey Schuh, American soprano
- 1932Athol Fugard, South African playwright
- 1933Gene Wilder, American actor
- 1934Henrik, French-born Prince Consort of Denmark
- 1936Chad Everett, American actor
- 1936Jud Strunk, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. 1981)
- 1937Johnny Brown, American comedian
- 1937Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, Nobel laureate
- 1939Bernard Purdie, American session drummer
- 1939Christina Crawford, American actress and writer
- 1939Sir Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver
- 1940Joey Dee, American musician (Joey Dee and the Starliters)
- 1944Roscoe Orman, American actor
- 1945Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
- 1947Bob Evans, British racing driver
- 1947Henry Cisneros, American politician
- 1947Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician
- 1947Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (King Crimson, Supertramp)
- 1948Dave Cash, American baseball player
- 1948Michael Swan, American actor
- 1948Stephen Schnetzer, American actor
- 1949Frank Beard, American drummer (ZZ Top)
- 1949Tom Pryce, British racing driver (d. 1977)
- 1950Graham Russell, British guitarist and vocalist (Air Supply)
- 1950Lynsey de Paul, British singer and songwriter
- 1951Mark D. Siljander, American politician
- 1951Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist
- 1952Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist and guitarist (38 Special, Van Zant)
- 1953Georgios Orfanos, Greek politician
- 1953José Bové, French political activist
- 1953Peter Bergman, American actor
- 1955Duncan Steel, British astronomer and author
- 1955Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower
- 1956Joe Montana. American football player
- 1956Steven A. Cohen, American hedge fund manager
- 1957Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American free jazz bassist
- 1959Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian
- 1959Magnum T.A., American professional wrestler
- 1960Mehmet Oz, American television host, surgeon, inventor
- 1961María Barranco, Spanish actress
- 1962Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist
- 1963Bruce Kimball, American diver
- 1963Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (d. 2000)
- 1964Jean Alesi, French Formula One driver
- 1965Manuel Uribe, Mexican one-time world’s heaviest man
- 1967Clare Carey, American actress
- 1967João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer
- 1968Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
- 1969Bryan Fogarty, Canadian professional ice hockey player (d. 2002)
- 1969Matt McGrath, American actor
- 1969Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
- 1969Peter Dinklage, American actor
- 1969Steven Drozd, American drummer and guitarist (The Flaming Lips)
- 1970Chris Rice, American singer and songwriter
- 1970Kang Ho Dong, Korean traditional wrestler and MC
- 1973Dana Brunetti, American film producer
- 1973José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer
- 1974David Starie, British boxer
- 1974Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player
- 1975Choi Ji Woo, South Korean actress and model
- 1975Thomas Bimis, Greek diver
- 1976Gran Naniwa, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1977Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
- 1977Ryan Dunn, American actor (d. 2011)
- 1977Shane Meier, Canadian actor
- 1978Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
- 1978Ujjwala Raut, Indian supermodel
- 1979Amy Taylor, Australian television presenter and model
- 1980Yhency Brazobán, Dominican baseball player
- 1981Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
- 1982Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
- 1982Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier
- 1982Joey Graham, American basketball player
- 1982Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler
- 1982Stephen Graham, American basketball player
- 1983Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
- 1983José Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- 1983Josh Ramsay, Canadian singer (Marianas Trench)
- 1984Andy Lee, Irish boxer
- 1984Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer
- 1985Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer
- 1986Chase Clement, American football quarterback
- 1986Shia LaBeouf, American actor
- 1987Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer and Eurovision contestant
- 1987TiA, Japanese R&B singer
- 1988Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress and model
- 1989Keith Aulie, Canadian hockey player
- 1989Maya Moore, American basketball player
Who Died On June 11?
- 1183Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)
- 1216Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire
- 1488King James III of Scotland (b. 1451)
- 1557King John III of Portugal (b. 1502)
- 1695André Félibien, French architect (b. 1619)
- 1712Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme, Marshal of France (b. 1654)
- 1727King George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
- 1796Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (Whitbread Group PLC) and politician (b. 1720)
- 1847John Franklin, English sea captain and explorer (b. 1786)
- 1852Karl Briullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)
- 1859Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)
- 1879Prince Willem of the Netherlands, disgraced heir apparent to the Dutch throne (b. 1840)
- 1882Louis Maigret, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1804)
- 1903Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia (b. 1876)
- 1903Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
- 1911James Curtis Hepburn, American missionary and linguist (b. 1815)
- 1914Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1848)
- 1920William F. Halsey, Sr., United States Naval Officer (b. 1853)
- 1924Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b. 1837)
- 1927William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)
- 1934Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b. 1896)
- 1936Robert E. Howard, American writer (b. 1906)
- 1937R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895)
- 1941Daniel Carter Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America (b. 1850)
- 1963Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese Buddhist monk (b. 1897)
- 1965José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
- 1970Earl Grant, American pianist, organist and singer (b. 1931)
- 1970Frank Laubach, Christian missionary (b. 1884)
- 1970William ‘Billy Batts’Devino, American crime figure (b. 1921)
- 1974Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)
- 1974Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)
- 1976Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)
- 1979John Wayne, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1982Al Rinker, American singer (The Rhythm Boys) (b. 1907)
- 1984Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)
- 1985Karen Ann Quinlan, American right-to-die cause célèbre (b. 1954)
- 1985Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
- 1986Chesley Bonestell, American engineer, architect and artist (b. 1888)
- 1991Cromwell Everson, South African composer (b. 1925)
- 1993Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)
- 1995Rodel Naval, Filipino Singer (b.1953)
- 1996Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)
- 1998Catherine Cookson, British novelist (b. 1906)
- 1999DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. 1920)
- 2001Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (b. 1923)
- 2001Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (b. 1968)
- 2003David Brinkley, American television reporter (b. 1920)
- 2004Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)
- 2005Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general (b. 1922)
- 2006Bruce Shand, father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1917)
- 2006Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)
- 2006Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
- 2007Imre Friedmann, American scientist (b. 1921)
- 2007Mala Powers, American film actress (b. 1931)
- 2008Miroslav Dvořák, Czechoslovak ice hockey player (b. 1951)
- 2008Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1938)
- 2008Võ Văn Kiệt, former prime minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)
- 2009Sumire, Japanese fashion model (b. 1987)
- 2010Zenani Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter (b. 1997)
- 2011Seth Putnam, American musician (b. 1968)
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