Page 8: Historical Events In April - 11

2014  On this day in history 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, and Cat Stevens   

2018  257 people are killed after an Ilyushin Il-76 belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashes near Algiers on this day in history.   

2019  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by police and arrested on failure to appear in court on US extradition charges on April - 11.   

2019  On April - 11 sudanese President Omar al-Bashir overthrown and arrested by the army in Khartoum after 29 years in power   

2019  On April - 11 wikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested after seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London.   

2019  On April - 11 amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office.   

2019  The 2019 Indian general election begins, along with elections in six states. Counting takes place on 23 May on this day in history.   

2021  On April - 11 74th BAFTAS held virtually; Nomadland" best film, Chloé Zhao best director, Frances McDormand , Anthony Hopkins best acting awards   

2021  Peru holds a general election with Pedro Castillo and the left-wing Free Peru party winning an incredibly close election on this day in history.   

2021  On April - 11 iran accuses Israel of "nuclear terrorism" and vows revenge after a large explosion destroys the internal power system of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant.   

2021  On this day in history hideki Matsuyama wins the 2021 Masters Tournament, becoming the first man from Japan to win a major golf championship.   

2023  Myanmar civil war: In the village of Pazigyi, at least 165 people are killed by the Myanmar Air Force during the opening celebrations of a People's Defence Force administration office on April - 11.   

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

1370  On this day in history birth of frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony   

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

1492  On April - 11 birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)   

1586  On April - 11 birth of pietro Della Valle, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1240  Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies on April - 11.   

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

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)