April 11 in History

Historical Events on April 11

1727 Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

1909 The city of Tel Aviv is founded.

1945 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.

1951 Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.

1957 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.

1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

1970 Apollo 13 is launched.

1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.

2002 Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.

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Famous Birthdays on April 11

1862 Charles Evans Hughes

1960 Jeremy Clarkson

1982 Ian Bell

1987 Joss Stone

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Famous Deaths on April 11

1890 Joseph Merrick

1983 Dolores del Río

1985 Enver Hoxha

2007 Kurt Vonnegut

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