June, 11th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Saturday 11, 2005:
G8 finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries.

Friday 11, 2004:
Ronald Reagan's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral

Tuesday 11, 2002:
Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.

Monday 11, 2001:
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

Thursday 11, 1998:
Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in largest high-tech acquisition.

Saturday 11, 1988:
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Wembley Stadium, London.

Tuesday 11, 1985:
A Fabergé Egg was sold for £1,375,00 in New York.

Saturday 11, 1977:
Seattle Slew wins the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Thursday 11, 1970:
After 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.

Sunday 11, 1967:
Mexico becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

Thursday 11, 1964:
World 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.

Tuesday 11, 1963:
Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.

Monday 11, 1962:
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin become the only prisoners to apparently successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. No conclusive evidence has ever been found that they survived the escape attempt.

Saturday 11, 1955:
Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the Le Mans Grand Prix.

Thursday 11, 1942:
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.

Tuesday 11, 1940:
World War II: First attack of the Italian Airforce on the island of Malta.

Tuesday 11, 1935:
1935 - Inventor Edwin Howard Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey.

Monday 11, 1838:
An earthquake occurs in Belgium.

Friday 11, 1937:
Great Purge: The Soviet Union executes eight army leaders under Joseph Stalin.

Tuesday 11, 1907:
George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket.

Thursday 11, 1903:
Alexander Obrenovic, king of Serbia, was assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.

Tuesday 11, 1901:
New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.

Saturday 11, 1898:
Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships start to sail for Cuba.

Saturday 11, 1892:
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

Monday 11, 1866:
The Allahabad High Court (then Agra High Court]] is established in India.

Saturday 11, 1825:
The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.

Wednesday 11, 1788:
Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.

Saturday 11, 1774:
Jews in Algiers escape the attacks of the Spanish army.

Monday 11, 1770:
Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.

Friday 11, 1509:
Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon.

Monday 11, -1184:
According to the calculations of Eratosthenes, the date that Troy was sacked and burned.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 11

1984:
Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer (b: June 11, 1984) (Biography of Vagner Love)

1969:
Steven Drozd, American drummer (b: June 11, 1969) (Biography of Steven Drozd)

1965:
Joey Santiago, Filipino guitarist (Pixies) (b: June 11, 1965) (Biography of Joey Santiago)

1962:
Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist, Olympian (b: June 11, 1962) (Biography of Erika Salumäe)

1959:
Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian (b: June 11, 1959) (Biography of Hugh Laurie)

1957:
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American musician (b: June 11, 1957) (Biography of Jamaaladeen Tacuma)

1956:
Joe Montana. American football player (b: June 11, 1956) (Biography of Joe Montana)

1950:
Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist (b: June 11, 1950) (Biography of Bjarne Stroustrup)
Lynsey De Paul, British singer and songwriter (b: June 11, 1950) (Biography of Lynsey De Paul)

1947:
Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician (b: June 11, 1947) (Biography of Laloo Prasad Yadav)

1945:
Adrienne Barbeau, American actress (b: June 11, 1945) (Biography of Adrienne Barbeau)

1939:
Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver (b: June 11, 1939) (Biography of Jackie Stewart)

1937:
Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (b: June 11, 1937) (Biography of Robin Warren)

1933:
Gene Wilder, American actor (b: June 11, 1933) (Biography of Gene Wilder)

1932:
Athol Fugard, South African playwright (b: June 11, 1932) (Biography of Athol Fugard)

1928:
Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Queen of the Belgians (b: June 11, 1928) (Biography of Fabiola de Mora y Aragón)

1925:
William Styron, American author (b: June 11, 1925) (Biography of William Styron)

1920:
Hazel Scott, West Indian-born singer (b: June 11, 1920 ; d: October 2, 1981) (Biography of Hazel Scott)

1913:
Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b: June 11, 1913 ; d: September 3, 1970) (Biography of Vince Lombardi)

1910:
Jacques Cousteau, explorer, inventor (b: June 11, 1910) (Biography of Jacques Cousteau)

1903:
Ernie Nevers, American football player (b: June 11, 1903) (Biography of Ernie Nevers)

1880:
Jeannette Rankin, American politician, feminist, and pacifist (b: June 11, 1880 ; d: May 18, 1973) (Biography of Jeannette Rankin)

1879:
Roger Bresnahan, baseball player (b: June 11, 1879) (Biography of Roger Bresnahan)

1877:
Renee Vivien, English-born poet (b: June 11, 1877 ; d: November 10, 1909) (Biography of Renee Vivien)

1876:
Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist (b: June 11, 1876) (Biography of Alfred L. Kroeber)

1867:
Charles Fabry, French physicist (b: June 11, 1867 ; d: December 11, 1945) (Biography of Charles Fabry)

1864:
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (b: June 11, 1864 ; d: September 8, 1949) (Biography of Richard Strauss)

1847:
Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (b: June 11, 1847 ; d: August 5, 1929) (Biography of Millicent Fawcett)

1842:
Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (b: June 11, 1842) (Biography of Carl von Linde)

1776:
John Constable, English painter (b: June 11, 1776 ; d: March 31, 1837) (Biography of John Constable)

1704:
Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (b: June 11, 1704 ; d: August 25, 1742) (Biography of Carlos Seixas)

1696:
Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (b: June 11, 1696 ; d: October 14, 1758) (Biography of Francis Edward James Keith)

1672:
Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b: June 11, 1672 ; d: December 19, 1749) (Biography of Francesco Antonio Bonporti)

1671:
Colley Cibber, English poet (b: June 11, 1671 ; d: November 12, 1757) (Biography of Colley Cibber)

1588:
George Wither, English writer (b: June 11, 1588 ; d: May 2, 1667) (Biography of George Wither)

1572:
Ben Jonson, English dramatist (b: June 11, 1572 ; d: August 6, 1637) (Biography of Ben Jonson)

1540:
Barnabe Googe, English poet (b: June 11, 1540) (Biography of Barnabe Googe)

1456:
Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b: June 11, 1456 ; d: March 16, 1485) (Biography of Anne Neville)

1403:
John IV, Duke of Brabant (b: June 11, 1403 ; d: April 17, 1427) (Biography of John IV, Duke of Brabant)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-june/births.html

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People who died on June 11

2005:
Vasco Gonçalves (d: June 11, 2005) (Biography of Vasco Gonçalves)

2004:
Xenophon Zolotas, Prime Minister of Greece (b: March 26, 1904 ; d: June 11, 2004) (Biography of Xenophon Zolotas)
Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b: June 29, 1946 ; d: June 11, 2004) (Biography of Egon von Furstenberg)

2003:
David Brinkley, American television reporter (b: July 10, 1920 ; d: June 11, 2003) (Biography of David Brinkley)

2002:
Robbin Crosby (d: June 11, 2002) (Biography of Robbin Crosby)

2001:
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (b: April 23, 1968 ; d: June 11, 2001) (Biography of Timothy McVeigh)

1999:
DeForest Kelley, American actor (b: January 20, 1920 ; d: June 11, 1999) (Biography of DeForest Kelley)

1998:
Catherine Cookson, British novelist (b: June 20, 1906 ; d: June 11, 1998) (Biography of Catherine Cookson)

1996:
Brigitte Helm, German actress (b: March 17, 1908 ; d: June 11, 1996) (Biography of Brigitte Helm)

1993:
Ray Sharkey (d: June 11, 1993) (Biography of Ray Sharkey)

1986:
Chesley Bonestell (d: June 11, 1986) (Biography of Chesley Bonestell)

1985:
Karen Ann Quinlan, American right to die advocate (b: March 29, 1954 ; d: June 11, 1985) (Biography of Karen Ann Quinlan)

1984:
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b: May 25, 1922 ; d: June 11, 1984) (Biography of Enrico Berlinguer)

1979:
John Wayne, American actor (b: May 26, 1907 ; d: June 11, 1979) (Biography of John Wayne)

1970:
Dr. Frank C. Laubach, Christian missionary (b: September 2, 1884 ; d: June 11, 1970) (Biography of Frank Laubach)

1937:
R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b: May 20, 1895 ; d: June 11, 1937) (Biography of R. J. Mitchell)

1936:
Robert E. Howard, American author (b: January 22, 1906 ; d: June 11, 1936) (Biography of Robert E. Howard)

1934:
Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b: August 9, 1896 ; d: June 11, 1934) (Biography of Lev Vygotsky)

1927:
William Attewell, English cricketer (b: June 12, 1861 ; d: June 11, 1927) (Biography of William Attewell)

1924:
Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b: August 24, 1837 ; d: June 11, 1924) (Biography of Théodore Dubois)

1911:
James Curtis Hepburn, American missionary and linguist (b: March 13, 1815 ; d: June 11, 1911) (Biography of James Curtis Hepburn)

1903:
Alexander Obrenovich (d: June 11, 1903) (Biography of Alexander Obrenovich)

1882:
Louis Maigret, French Catholic prelate (b: September 14, 1804 ; d: June 11, 1882) (Biography of Louis Maigret)

1727:
King George I of Great Britain (b: May 28, 1660 ; d: June 11, 1727) (Biography of George I of Great Britain)

1712:
Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme (d: June 11, 1712) (Biography of Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme)

1695:
André Félibien (d: June 11, 1695) (Biography of André Félibien)

1557:
King John III of Portugal (b: June 6, 1502 ; d: June 11, 1557) (Biography of John III of Portugal)

1488:
King James III of Scotland (b: July 10, 1452 ; d: June 11, 1488) (Biography of James III of Scotland)

1216:
Henry of Flanders (d: June 11, 1216) (Biography of Henry of Flanders)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-june/deaths.html