Births on April 11

Gyula Kellner

Born on April 11, 1871

Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner (d. 1940)

Gyula Kellner (born April 11, 1871 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary; died July 28, 1940 in Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kellner was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race (the first modern Olympic marathon). He finished in fourth place, but when the third-place finisher, Spiridon Belokas, was found to have covered a portion of the race by carriage, Kellner was awarded third place. His time was 3:06.35.

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Events on 1871

28 Jan

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
17 Feb

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
21 May

Bloody Week
French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
28 Sep

Slavery in Brazil
The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
8 Oct

Great Chicago Fire
Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.

Births on April 11

Gyula Kellner

Born on April 11, 1871

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Events on 1871

Siege of Paris (1870-71)

Siege of Paris (1870-71)

Bloody Week

Slavery in Brazil

Great Chicago Fire