Historical Events In April - 11

1921  On this day in history augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies   

1922  On this day in history alexander Raichev, composer   

1924  On this day in history 1st men's college swimming championships begin   

1925  On this day in history abd el-Krims Rifkabylen beats French army in Morocco   

1925  Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby on April - 11.   

1926  On April - 11 flemish Economic Covenant (VEV) forms in Ghent   

1927  Chilean gen Carlos Ibáñez names himself president on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history kLO-AM in Ogden UT begins radio transmissions   

1933  Hermann Goering becomes premier of Prussia on April - 11.   

1936  On this day in history rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in NYC   

1936  Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44 on April - 11.   

1939  Hungary leaves League of Nations on April - 11.   

1939  On this day in history sS Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], detective writer, dies at 50   

1941  On this day in history belgrade, in Yugoslavia, occupied by German forces during World War 2   

1941  On April - 11 germany blitzes Conventry, England   

1942  On this day in history distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized   

1943  Frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his first (single-rotor) craft on this day in history.   

1943  Frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his 1st (single-rotor) craft on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history rAF bombs census bureau in The Hague   

1945  On this day in history at the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna   

1945  On April - 11 u.S. troops liberate approximately 20,000 prisoners from Buchenwald.   

1945  Allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum on April - 11.   

1945  Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29 on April - 11.   

1947  Jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball on this day in history.   

1947  Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball on this day in history.   

1948  On April - 11 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279   

1950  Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco on this day in history.   

1951  General MacArthur relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea on April - 11.   

1951  Pres Truman fires Gen Douglas McArthur on this day in history.   

1952  The Battle of Nanri island takes place on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76   

1953  On April - 11 oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, & Welfare   

1954  On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

1955  On this day in history sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted   

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0146  On this day in history birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)   

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on April - 11.   

1374  On April - 11 birth of roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398)   

1492  On this day in history birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)   

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  On April - 11 birth of johann Neukrantz, composer   

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born on April - 11.   

1661  On this day in history birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet   

0678  On April - 11 donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies   

1034  Death of Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on April - 11.   

1240  On April - 11 llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies   

1500  On this day in history death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns   

1512  On April - 11 gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle   

1554  On April - 11 death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)   

1612  On April - 11 death of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)   

1626  Death of Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) on April - 11.