From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 264 days remaining until the end of the year.
491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor , with the name of Anastasius I .1079 – Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland .1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi .1512 – War of the League of Cambrai : French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna .1544 – French forces defeat a Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole .1689 – William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.1713 – War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War ): Treaty of Utrecht .1727 – Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach 's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig 1809 – Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom1814 – The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte , and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.1856 – Battle of Rivas : Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker 's filibusters are holed up.1868 – Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate .1876 – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.1881 – Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.1888 – The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.1908 – SMS Blücher , the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy , launches.1909 – The city of Tel Aviv is founded.1913 – The Nevill Ground 's pavilion is destroyed in a suffragette arson attack becoming the only cricket ground to be attacked by suffragettes.1919 – The International Labour Organization is founded.1921 – Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan .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.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 . It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey .
1952 – The Battle of Nanri Island takes place.1955 – The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang .1957 – United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule .1961 – The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem .1963 – Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris 1965 – The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965 : Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.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 1972 – First edition of the BBC comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 1976 – The Apple I is created.1977 – London Transport 's Silver Jubilee buses are launched.1979 – Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.1981 – A massive riot in Brixton , south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.1987 – The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan .1989 – Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs .1990 – Customs officers in Middlesbrough , England, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq .1993 – Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio , and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions , as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis ) against their religious beliefs.2001 – The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan , China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.2002 – The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia .2002 – Over two hundred thousand people marched in Caracas towards the Presidential Palace of Miraflores, to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. 19 of the protesters are killed, and the Minister of Defense Gral. Lucas Rincon announces Hugo Chávez resignation on national TV.
2006 – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium .2007 – 2007 Algiers bombings : Two bombings in the Algerian capital of Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others.2011 – An explosion in the Minsk Metro , Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others.2012 – An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia .
145 – Septimius Severus , Roman emperor (d. 211)1357 – John I of Portugal (d. 1433)1374 – Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March , English husband of Alianore Holland, Countess of March (d. 1398)1492 – Marguerite de Navarre , French wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)1592 – John Eliot , English lawyer and politician (d. 1632)1683 – Jean-Joseph Mouret , French composer and conductor (d. 1738)1715 – John Alcock , English organist and composer (d. 1806)1721 – David Zeisberger , Czech-American clergyman and missionary (d. 1808)1722 – Christopher Smart , English actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1771)1755 – James Parkinson , English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist (d. 1824)1770 – George Canning , English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)1794 – Edward Everett , American educator and politician, 15th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1865)1798 – Macedonio Melloni , Italian physicist and academic (d. 1854)1819 – Charles Hallé , German-English pianist and conductor (d. 1895)1825 – Ferdinand Lassalle , German philosopher and jurist (d. 1864)1827 – Jyotirao Phule , Indian scholar, philosopher, and activist (d. 1890)1856 – Arthur Shrewsbury , English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1903)1859 – Stefanos Thomopoulos , Greek historian and author (d. 1939)1862 – William Wallace Campbell , American astronomer and academic (d. 1938)1862 – Charles Evans Hughes , American lawyer and politician, 44th United States Secretary of State (d. 1948)
1864 – Johanna Elberskirchen , German author and activist (d. 1943)1866 – Bernard O'Dowd , Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1953)1867 – Mark Keppel , American educator (d. 1928)1869 – Kasturba Gandhi , Indian wife of Mahatma Gandhi (d. 1944)1869 – Gustav Vigeland , Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal (d. 1943)
1871 – Gyula Kellner , Hungarian runner (d. 1940)1873 – Edward Lawson , English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)1876 – Paul Henry , Irish painter (d. 1958)1876 – Ivane Javakhishvili , Georgian historian and academic (d. 1940)
1879 – Bernhard Schmidt , Estonian-German astronomer and optician (d. 1935)1887 – Jack Phillips , English sailor and telegraphist (d. 1912)1887 – Jamini Roy , Indian painter (d. 1972)
1888 – Donald Calthrop , English actor (d. 1940)1889 – Nick LaRocca , American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band ) (d. 1961)1890 – Rachele Mussolini , Italian wife of Benito Mussolini (d. 1979)1893 – Dean Acheson , American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (d. 1971)1896 – Léo-Paul Desrosiers , Canadian journalist and author (d. 1967)1899 – Percy Lavon Julian , American chemist and academic (d. 1975)1900 – Sándor Márai , Hungarian journalist and author (d. 1989)1904 – Kundan Lal Saigal , Indian singer and actor (d. 1947)1905 – Attila József , Hungarian poet and educator (d. 1937)1906 – Dale Messick , American author and illustrator (d. 2005)1907 – Paul Douglas , American actor (d. 1959)1907 – Ivor Spencer-Thomas , Welsh farmer and businessman (d. 2001)
1908 – Jane Bolin , American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)1908 – Masaru Ibuka , Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997)
1908 – Dan Maskell , English tennis player and sportscaster (d. 1992)
1908 – Leo Rosten , Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997)
1910 – António de Spínola , Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996)1912 – John Levy , American bassist and businessman (d. 2012)1913 – Oleg Cassini , French-American fashion designer (d. 2006)1914 – Norman McLaren , Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 1987)1914 – Robert Stanfield , Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
1916 – Alberto Ginastera , Argentinian-Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1983)1916 – Howard W. Koch , American director and producer (d. 2001)
1917 – Danny Gallivan , Canadian sportscaster (d. 1993)1917 – David Westheimer , American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005)
1918 – Richard Wainwright , English soldier and politician (d. 2003)1919 – Raymond Carr , English historian and academic (d. 2015)1920 – Emilio Colombo , Italian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2013)1920 – Peter O'Donnell , English soldier and author (d. 2010)
1920 – William Royer , American soldier and politician (d. 2013)
1921 – Jim Hearn , American baseball player (d. 1998)1922 – Arved Viirlaid , Estonian-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2015)1923 – George J. Maloof, Sr. , American businessman (d. 1980)1924 – Mohammad Naseem , Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014)1925 – Yuriy Lituyev , Russian hurdler and commander (d. 2000)1925 – Viktor Masing , Estonian botanist and ecologist (d. 2001)
1925 – Pierre Péladeau , Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (d. 1997)
1926 – David Manker Abshire , American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (d. 2014)1926 – Victor Bouchard , Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011)
1926 – Ernest Chapman , Australian rower (d. 2013)
1926 – Gervase de Peyer , English clarinet player and conductor
1926 – Karl Rebane , Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2007)
1928 – Ethel Kennedy , American wife of Robert F. Kennedy 1928 – Edwin Pope , American journalist and author
1928 – Tommy Tycho , Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
1930 – Nicholas F. Brady , American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury 1930 – Walter Krüger , German javelin thrower
1930 – Anton LaVey , American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (d. 1997)
1931 – Lewis Jones , Welsh rugby player and coach1931 – Johnny Sheffield , American actor (d. 2010)
1931 – Koichi Sugiyama , Japanese composer and conductor
1932 – Joel Grey , American actor, singer, and dancer1933 – Tony Brown , American journalist and academic1934 – Mark Strand , Canadian-American poet, author, and academic (d. 2014)1934 – Ron Pember , English actor, director and playwright
1935 – Richard Berry , American singer-songwriter (The Flairs ) (d. 1997)1935 – Richard Kuklinski , American murderer (d. 2006)
1936 – Brian Noble , English bishop1937 – Jill Gascoine , English actress and author1938 – Gerry Baker , American soccer player and manager (d. 2013)1938 – Michael Deaver , American politician, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)
1938 – Kurt Moll , German actor and singer
1939 – Luther Johnson , American singer and guitarist1939 – Louise Lasser , American actress and screenwriter
1940 – Col Firmin , Australian politician (d. 2013)1940 – Thomas Harris , American author and screenwriter
1940 – Władysław Komar , Polish shot putter and actor (d. 1998)
1941 – Ellen Goodman , American journalist and author1941 – Shirley Stelfox , English actress
1942 – Anatoly Berezovoy , Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)1942 – James Underwood , English pathologist and academic
1943 – John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich , English businessman and politician1943 – Harley Race , American wrestler and trainer
1944 – Peter Barfuß , German footballer1945 – John Krebs, Baron Krebs , English zoologist and academic
1944 – John Milius , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Chris Burden , American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (d. 2015)1946 – Laurie Faso , American actor and game show host
1946 – Bob Harris , English journalist and radio host
1947 – Lev Bulat , Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic1947 – Uli Edel , German director and screenwriter
1947 – Frank Mantooth , American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
1947 – Peter Riegert , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Meshach Taylor , American actor and singer (d. 2014)
1947 – Michael T. Wright , English engineer and academic
1949 – Bernd Eichinger , German director and producer (d. 2011)1949 – Carl Franklin , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1950 – Bill Irwin , American actor and clown1951 – Doris Angleton , American murder victim (d. 1997)1951 – Paul Fox , English singer and guitarist (The Ruts ) (d. 2007)
1951 – James Patrick Kelly , American author and academic
1952 – Nancy Honeytree , American singer and guitarist1952 – Indira Samarasekera , Sri Lankan engineer and academic
1952 – Peter Windsor , English-Australian journalist and sportscaster
1953 – Guy Verhofstadt , Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium 1953 – Andrew Wiles , English mathematician and academic
1954 – Abdullah Atalar , Turkish engineer and academic1954 – Aleksandr Averin Azerbaijani cyclist and coach
1954 – Francis Lickerish , English guitarist and composer (The Enid and Secret Green )
1954 – David Perrett , Scottish psychologist and academic
1954 – Ian Redmond , Malaysian-English biologist and conservationist
1954 – Willie Royster , American baseball player
1954 – Attila Sudár , Hungarian water polo player
1955 – Kevin Brady , American lawyer and politician1955 – Michael Callen , American singer-songwriter and activist (The Flirtations ) (d. 1993)
1955 – Micheal Ray Richardson , American basketball player and coach
1955 – Neville Staple , Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (The Specials , Fun Boy Three , and Special Beat)
1957 – Michael Card , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and radio host1957 – Richard Sévigny , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Stuart Adamson , English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Skids , Big Country ) (d. 2001)1958 – Lyudmila Kondratyeva , Russian sprinter
1959 – Pierre Lacroix , Canadian ice hockey player1959 – Ana María Polo , Cuban-American lawyer and judge
1960 – Jeremy Clarkson , English journalist and author1961 – Vincent Gallo , American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter1961 – Doug Hopkins , American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms ) (d. 1993)
1962 – Franck Ducheix , French fencer1962 – Mark Lawson , English journalist and author
1963 – Billy Bowden , New Zealand cricketer and umpire1963 – Chris Ferguson , American poker player
1963 – Waldemar Fornalik , Polish footballer and manager
1963 – Nigel Pulsford , English guitarist (Bush )
1964 – Steve Azar , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1964 – John Cryer , English journalist and politician
1964 – Johann Sebastian Paetsch , American cellist
1964 – Bret Saberhagen , American baseball player and coach
1964 – Patrick Sang , Kenyan runner
1964 – Tony Tedeschi , American porn actor
1965 – Lynn Ferguson , Scottish actress and screenwriter1965 – Tom Hunting , American drummer (Exodus )
1965 – Mason Reese , American actor
1966 – Steve Scarsone , American baseball player and manager1966 – Lisa Stansfield , English singer-songwriter and actress (Blue Zone )
1968 – Sergei Lukyanenko , Kazakh-Russian journalist and author1969 – Goldust , American wrestler and actor1969 – Cerys Matthews , Welsh singer-songwriter (Catatonia )
1969 – Chisato Moritaka , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1969 – Michael von Grünigen , Swiss skier
1970 – Whigfield , Danish-Italian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress1970 – Dylan Keefe , American bass player (Marcy Playground )
1970 – Trevor Linden , Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1970 – Johnny Messner , American actor
1970 – Delroy Pearson , English singer-songwriter and producer (Five Star )
1971 – John Leech , English politician1971 – Oliver Riedel , German bass player (Rammstein and The Inchtabokatables )
1971 – Vicellous Reon Shannon , American actor
1972 – Balls Mahoney , American wrestler1972 – Allan Théo , French singer
1972 – Jason Varitek , American baseball player and manager
1973 – Jennifer Esposito , American actress and dancer1974 – Àlex Corretja , Spanish tennis player and coach1974 – Ashot Danielyan , Armenian weightlifter
1974 – Anton Glanzelius , Swedish actor
1974 – Tricia Helfer , Canadian model and actress
1974 – David Jassy , Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Navigators )
1974 – Zöe Lucker , English actress
1974 – Trot Nixon , American baseball player and sportscaster
1975 – Olga Hostáková , Czech tennis player1975 – Walid Soliman , Tunisian author and translator
1976 – Kelvim Escobar , Venezuelan baseball player1977 – Ivonne Teichmann , German runner1978 – Brett Claywell , American actor1978 – Josh Hancock , American baseball player (d. 2007)
1978 – Tom Thacker , Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Gob , Sum 41 , and The McRackins )
1979 – Nazanin Afshin-Jam , Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and activist, Miss World Canada 2003 1979 – Malcolm Christie , English footballer
1979 – Sebastien Grainger , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death from Above 1979 )
1979 – Martin Padar , Estonian martial artist
1979 – Michel Riesen , Swiss ice hockey player
1979 – Josh Server , American actor
1979 – María Elena Swett , Chilean actress
1980 – Festus Baise , Nigerian-Hong Kong footballer1980 – Keiji Tamada , Japanese footballer
1980 – Mark Teixeira , American baseball player
1981 – Alessandra Ambrosio , Brazilian model and actress1981 – Alexandre Burrows , Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Ian Bell , English cricketer1982 – Angel Dark , Slovak pornographic actress and model
1982 – Peeter Kümmel , Estonian skier
1983 – Jessica Burciaga , American model1983 – Joanna Douglas , Canadian actress
1983 – Jennifer Heil , Canadian skier
1983 – Rubén Palazuelos , Spanish footballer
1983 – Nicky Pastorelli , Dutch race car driver
1984 – Kelli Garner , American actress1984 – Nikola Karabatić , French handball player
1985 – Pablo Hernández Domínguez , Spanish footballer1985 – Will Minson , Australian footballer
1986 – Dai Greene , Welsh hurdler1986 – Stephanie Pratt , American model
1986 – Lena Schöneborn , German pentathlete
1987 – Lights , Canadian singer-songwriter1987 – Giuseppe Caccavallo , Italian footballer
1987 – Michelle Phan , American make-up artist and blogger
1987 – Joss Stone , English singer-songwriter, and actress (SuperHeavy )
1988 – Leland Irving , Canadian ice hockey player1988 – Oleh Kovalenko , Ukrainian footballer
1989 – Eka Darville , Australian actor1989 – Zola Jesus , American singer-songwriter (Former Ghosts )
1989 – Torrin Lawrence , American sprinter (d. 2014)
1990 – Dimitrios Anastasopoulos , Greek footballer1990 – Thulani Serero , South African footballer
1991 – Thiago Alcântara , Spanish footballer1991 – Andreea Grigore , Romanian gymnast
1991 – James Magnussen , Australian swimmer
1991 – Erina Mano , Japanese singer and actress (Ongaku Gatas and Petitmoni )
1991 – James Roberts , Australian swimmer
1991 – Niall Canavan , English-born Irish footballer
1993 – Yuji Takahashi , Japanese footballer1994 – Dakota Blue Richards , English actress1994 – Lindsey Wixson , American model
1995 – Sycerika McMahon , Irish swimmer1996 – Dele Alli , English footballer1997 – Ethan Couch , American criminal1997 – Miriam Kolodziejová , Czech tennis player
1998 – Oliver Dillon , English actor2000 – Morgan Lily , American actress
1034 – Romanos III Argyros , Byzantine emperor (b. 968)1165 – Stephen IV of Hungary (b. 1133)1240 – Llywelyn the Great , Welsh prince (b. 1172)1554 – Thomas Wyatt the Younger , English rebel leader (b. 1521)1612 – Emanuel van Meteren , Flemish historian and author (b. 1535)1612 – Edward Wightman , English minister and martyr (b. 1566)
1626 – Marin Getaldić , Croatian mathematician and physicist (b. 1568)1712 – Richard Simon , French priest and critic (b. 1638)1723 – John Robinson , English bishop and diplomat (b. 1650)1783 – Nikita Ivanovich Panin , Polish-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1718)1798 – Karl Wilhelm Ramler , German poet and academic (b. 1725)1856 – Juan Santamaría , Costa Rican soldier (b. 1831)1861 – Francisco González Bocanegra , Mexican poet and composer (b. 1824)1873 – Edward Canby , American general (b. 1817)1890 – Joseph Merrick , English man with severe deformities (b. 1862)1894 – Constantin Lipsius , German architect and theorist (b. 1832)1903 – Gemma Galgani , Italian mystic and saint (b. 1878)1906 – James Anthony Bailey , American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)1906 – Francis Pharcellus Church , American journalist and publisher, co-founded Armed Forces Journal The Galaxy Magazine
1908 – Henry Bird , English chess player and author (b. 1829)1916 – Richard Harding Davis , American journalist and author (b. 1864)1926 – Luther Burbank , American botanist and academic (b. 1849)1938 – Eddie Morton , American singer (b. 1870)1939 – Kurtdereli Mehmet , Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)1947 – Louise Peete , American murderer (b. 1880)1953 – Kid Nichols , American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)1954 – Paul Specht , American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)1958 – Konstantin Yuon , Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)1960 – Rosa Grünberg , Swedish actress and singer (b. 1878)1962 – Ukichiro Nakaya , Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)1962 – George Poage , American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
1967 – Thomas Farrell , American general (b. 1891)1967 – Donald Sangster , Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
1970 – Cathy O'Donnell , American actress (b. 1923)1970 – John O'Hara , American author and screenwriter (b. 1905)
1974 – Ernst Ziegler , German actor (b. 1894)1977 – Jacques Prévert , French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)1977 – Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' , Indian author and activist (b. 1921)1980 – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu , Turkish journalist and producer (b. 1935)1981 – Caroline Gordon , American author and critic (b. 1895)1983 – Dolores del Río , Mexican-American actress and singer (b. 1905)1983 – Ahmed Rushdi , Pakistani singer and actor (b. 1934)
1984 – Edgar V. Saks , Estonian historian and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1910)1985 – Bunny Ahearne , Irish-English businessman (b. 1900)1985 – John Gilroy , English artist and illustrator (b. 1898)
1985 – Enver Hoxha , Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1908)
1987 – Erskine Caldwell , American author (b. 1903)1987 – Primo Levi , Italian chemist and author (b. 1919)
1990 – Harold Ballard , Canadian businessman (b. 1903)1991 – Walker Cooper , American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)1991 – Bruno Hoffmann . German glass harp player (b. 1913)
1992 – James Brown , American actor and singer (b. 1920)1992 – Eve Merriam , American author and poet (b. 1916)
1992 – Alejandro Obregón , Colombian painter, sculptor, and engraver (b. 1920)
1996 – Jessica Dubroff , American pilot (b. 1988)1997 – Muriel McQueen Fergusson , Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (b. 1899)1999 – William H. Armstrong , American author and educator (b. 1911)2000 – Diana Darvey , English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1945)2001 – Sandy Bull , American singer and guitarist (b. 1941)2001 – Harry Secombe , Welsh-English actor and singer (b. 1921)
2003 – Cecil Howard Green , English-American geophysicist and businessman, founded Texas Instruments (b. 1900)2005 – André François , Romanian-French cartoonist, painter, and sculptor (b. 1915)2005 – Lucien Laurent , French footballer and coach (b. 1907)
2006 – Proof , American rapper and actor (D12 ) (b. 1973)2006 – June Pointer , American singer and actress (The Pointer Sisters ) (b. 1953)
2007 – Roscoe Lee Browne , American actor and director (b. 1922)2007 – Loïc Leferme , French diver (b. 1970)
2007 – Janet McDonald , American lawyer and author (b. 1954)
2007 – Ronald Speirs , Scottish-American colonel (b. 1920)
2007 – Kurt Vonnegut , American soldier and author (b. 1922)
2008 – Merlin German , American sergeant (b. 1985)2009 – Gerda Gilboe , Danish actress and singer (b. 1914)2009 – Vishnu Prabhakar , Indian author and playwright (b. 1912)
2009 – Corín Tellado , Spanish author (b. 1927)
2010 – Julia Tsenova , Bulgarian pianist and composer (b. 1948)2011 – La Esterella , Belgian singer and actress (b. 1919)2011 – Jean S. MacLeod , Scottish-English author (b. 1908)
2011 – Larry Sweeney , American wrestler and manager (b. 1981)
2012 – Julio Alemán , Mexican actor and producer (b. 1933)2012 – Ahmed Ben Bella , Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (b. 1916)
2012 – Roger Caron , Canadian criminal and author (b. 1938)
2012 – Tippy Dye , American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
2012 – Hal McKusick , American saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (b. 1924)
2012 – Agustin Roman , American bishop (b. 1928)
2013 – Don Blackman , American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Twennynine ) (b. 1953)2013 – Grady Hatton , American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
2013 – Thomas Hemsley , English actor and singer (b. 1927)
2013 – Hilary Koprowski , Polish-American virologist and immunologist (b. 1916)
2013 – Gilles Marchal , French singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
2013 – Maria Tallchief , American ballerina (b. 1925)
2013 – Clorindo Testa , Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (b. 1923)
2013 – Jonathan Winters , American comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2014 – Alfredo Alcón , Argentinian actor (b. 1930)2014 – Nandu Bhende , Indian singer and actor (b. 1955)
2014 – Rolf Brem , Swiss sculptor and illustrator (b. 1926)
2014 – Edna Doré , English actress (b. 1921)
2014 – Bill Henry , American baseball player (b. 1927)
2014 – Lou Hudson , American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1944)
2014 – Myer S. Kripke , American rabbi and scholar (b. 1914)
2014 – Sergey Nepobedimy , Russian engineer (b. 1921)
2014 – Jesse Winchester , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
2015 – Jimmy Gunn , American football player (b. 1948)2015 – Muhammad Kamaruzzaman , Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1952)
2015 – François Maspero , French journalist and author (b. 1932)
2015 – Hanut Singh Rathore , Indian general (b. 1933)
2015 – Tekena Tamuno , Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1932)
Holidays and observances [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to April 11
Months and days of the year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Related
