All Events

Historical Events on April 11

  • Queen Anne's War

    1713

    War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.

  • St Matthew Passion

    1727

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

  • Tel Aviv

    1909

    The city of Tel Aviv is founded.

  • Buchenwald concentration camp

    1945

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

  • President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur

    1951

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

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    1968

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

  • Idi Amin

    1979

    Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.

  • 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt

    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.

  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    2006

    Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.

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Famous Birthdays on April 11

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Famous Deaths on April 11

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