Page 5: Historical Events In April - 11

1921  Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies on this day in history.   

1922  Alexander Raichev, composer on April - 11.   

1924  On April - 11 1st men's college swimming championships begin   

1925  On April - 11 abd el-Krims Rifkabylen beats French army in Morocco   

1925  On April - 11 ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby   

1926  Flemish Economic Covenant (VEV) forms in Ghent on April - 11.   

1927  Chilean gen Carlos Ibáñez names himself president on April - 11.   

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 April - 11 rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in NYC   

1936  On this day in history mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44   

1939  On April - 11 hungary leaves League of Nations   

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

1941  On April - 11 belgrade, in Yugoslavia, occupied by German forces during World War 2   

1941  Germany blitzes Conventry, England on April - 11.   

1942  On April - 11 distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized   

1943  On this day in history frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his first (single-rotor) craft   

1943  On April - 11 frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his 1st (single-rotor) craft   

1944  RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague on this day in history.   

1945  At the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history u.S. troops liberate approximately 20,000 prisoners from Buchenwald.   

1945  Allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum on this day in history.   

1945  On April - 11 kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29   

1947  Jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball on April - 11.   

1947  On this day in history jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball   

1948  On this day in history 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279   

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

1951  On this day in history general MacArthur relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea   

1951  On April - 11 pres Truman fires Gen Douglas McArthur   

1952  The Battle of Nanri island takes place on April - 11.   

1952  Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76 on April - 11.   

1953  On this day in history oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, & Welfare   

1954  On April - 11 marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

1955  Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted on this day in history.   

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0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on April - 11.   

1370  On April - 11 birth of frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony   

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

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on April - 11.   

1602  On this day in history birth of johann Neukrantz, composer   

1638  On April - 11 birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer   

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

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on April - 11.   

1034  Death of Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on this day in history.   

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies   

1500  Death of Michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns on April - 11.   

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

1554  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)   

1612  Death of Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566) on April - 11.   

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