
June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ==Events== *1184 BC - According to the calculations of Eratosthenes, the date that Trojan War was sacked and burned. *1509 - Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon. *1770 - Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. *1774 - Jews in Algier escape the attacks of the Spanish army. *1788 - Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska. *1825 - The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. *1892 - The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. *1898 - Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships start to sail for Cuba. *1899 - Pope Leo XIII dedicates the entire human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. *1901 - New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands. *1903 - Alexander Obrenovic, king of Serbia, was assassination in Belgrade by the Black Hand (''Crna Ruka'') organization. *1907 - George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket. *1937 - Great Purge: The Soviet Union executes eight army leaders under Joseph Stalin. *1838 - An earthquake occurs in Belgium. *1940 - World War II: United Kingdom forces bomb Genoa and Turin, Italy. *1940 - World War II: First attack of the Italian Airforce on the island of Malta. *1942 - World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. * 1955 - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 hours of Le Mans. * 1962 - Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin apparently escape from Alcatraz prison. *1963 - American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students from attending that school. * 1963 - Buddhism monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. * 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. * 1967 - Mexico becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright treaty. *1970 - After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays officially receives her rank as a United States Army General, becoming the first female to do so. *1977 - Seattle Slew wins the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. *1985 - A Fabergé Egg was sold for Pound sterling1,375,00 in New York. *1998 - Compaq Computer pays USD9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in largest high-tech acquisition. *2001 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. *2002 - Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. *2004 - Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of Phoebe (moon). *2004 - Ronald Reagan's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral ==Births== *1572 - Ben Jonson, English dramatist (d. 1637) *1588 - George Wither, writer (d. 1667) *1671 - Colley Cibber, English poet (d. 1757) *1672 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749) *1776 - John Constable, English painter (d. 1837) *1842 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1934) *1847 - Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (d. 1929) *1864 - Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949) *1867 - Charles Fabry, physicist (d. 1945) *1876 - Alfred L. Kroeber, anthropologist (d. 1960) *1877 - Renee Vivien, poet (d. 1909) *1879 - Max Schreck, actor (d. 1936) *1879 - Roger Bresnahan, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1944) *1880 - Jeannette Rankin, politician, feminist, and pacifist (d. 1973) *1897 - Bruno Frey, writer *1903 - Ernie Nevers, American football player (d. 1976) *1910 - Jacques Cousteau, explorer, inventor (d. 1997) *1913 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (d. 1970) *1920 - Hazel Scott, singer (d. 1981) *1925 - William Styron, author *1928 - Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Queen-Dowager of the Belgians *1932 - Athol Fugard, playwright *1933 - Gene Wilder, actor *1939 - Jackie Stewart, race car driver *1945 - Adrienne Barbeau, actress *1947 - Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician *1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, computer scientist *1950 - Lynsey De Paul, British singer and songwriter *1956 - Joe Montana. American football player *1957 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, jazz musician *1959 - Hugh Laurie, actor, comedian *1965 - Joey Santiago, guitarist (Pixies) *1969 - Steven Drozd, drummer *1984 - Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer *1988 - Julian Bentley, Actor, Runner ==Deaths== *1216 - Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (b. c. 1174) *1557 - John III of Portugal (b. 1502) *1727 - King George I of Great Britain (b. 1668) *1882 - Louis Maigret, ss.cc., Roman Catholic prelate *1903 - Alexander Obrenovich, List of Serbian monarchs (b. 1876) and Queen Draga *1911 - James Curtis Hepburn, missionary and linguist (b. 1815) *1924 - Théodore Dubois, composer and teacher (b. 1837) *1927 - William Attewell, Nottinghamshire (England) bowler (cricket) (b. 1861) *1934 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian developmental psychologist (b. 1896) *1936 - Robert E. Howard, author (b. 1906) *1937 - R. J. Mitchell, Britain aircraft designer, developer of the Spitfire (b. 1895) *1949 - Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (b. 1878) *1970 - Frank Laubach, Apostle of Literacy and Christian missionary (b. 1884) *1979 - John Wayne, actor (b. 1907) *1984 - Enrico Berlinguer, secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party (b. 1922) *1986 - Chesley Bonestell, engineer, architect, artist, illustrator (b. 1888) *1993 - Ray Sharkey, US actor ("Sonny Steelgrave" on Wiseguy) *1996 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908) *1998 - Catherine Cookson, author *1999 - DeForest Kelley, US actor (b. 1920) *2001 - Timothy McVeigh, US terrorist (executed) (b. 1968) *2002 - Robbin Crosby, guitarist of rock band Ratt *2003 - David Brinkley, television reporter (b. 1920) *2004 - Xenophon Zolotas, former Greek prime minister (b. 1904) *2005 - Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese General, one of the leaders of the Carnation Revolution, four times Portuguese prime-minister. ==Holidays and Observances== * Kingdom of Hawaii, official state holiday of Hawaii, United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition and festivals *Feast of St Barnabas *Roman Empire, Matralia in honor of Mater Matuta *Roman Empire, fifth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta (mythology) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/11 BBC: On This Day] ---- June 10 - June 12 - May 11 - July 11 – historical anniversaries ka:11 ივნისი ml:ജൂണ് 11 th:11 มิถุนายน
==1985== Was the sale of the fabergé egg described really in pounds? That seems to be an odd currency for a sale in New York. -User:Acjelen 21:31, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ==Events== *1184 BC - According to the calculations of Eratosthenes, the date that Trojan War was sacked and burned. *1509 - Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon. *1770 - Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. *1774 - Jews in Algier escape the attacks of the Spanish army. *1788 - Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska. *1825 - The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. *1892 - The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. *1898 - Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships start to sail for Cuba. *1899 - Pope Leo XIII dedicates the entire human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. *1901 - New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands. *1903 - Alexander Obrenovic, king of Serbia, was assassination in Belgrade by the Black Hand (''Crna Ruka'') organization. *1907 - George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket. *1937 - Great Purge: The Soviet Union executes eight army leaders under Joseph Stalin. *1838 - An earthquake occurs in Belgium. *1940 - World War II: United Kingdom forces bomb Genoa and Turin, Italy. *1940 - World War II: First attack of the Italian Airforce on the island of Malta. *1942 - World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. * 1955 - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 hours of Le Mans. * 1962 - Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin apparently escape from Alcatraz prison. *1963 - American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students from attending that school. * 1963 - Buddhism monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. * 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. * 1967 - Mexico becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright treaty. *1970 - After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays officially receives her rank as a United States Army General, becoming the first female to do so. *1977 - Seattle Slew wins the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. *1985 - A Fabergé Egg was sold for Pound sterling1,375,00 in New York. *1998 - Compaq Computer pays USD9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in largest high-tech acquisition. *2001 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. *2002 - Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. *2004 - Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of Phoebe (moon). *2004 - Ronald Reagan's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral ==Births== *1572 - Ben Jonson, English dramatist (d. 1637) *1588 - George Wither, writer (d. 1667) *1671 - Colley Cibber, English poet (d. 1757) *1672 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749) *1776 - John Constable, English painter (d. 1837) *1842 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1934) *1847 - Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (d. 1929) *1864 - Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949) *1867 - Charles Fabry, physicist (d. 1945) *1876 - Alfred L. Kroeber, anthropologist (d. 1960) *1877 - Renee Vivien, poet (d. 1909) *1879 - Max Schreck, actor (d. 1936) *1879 - Roger Bresnahan, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1944) *1880 - Jeannette Rankin, politician, feminist, and pacifist (d. 1973) *1897 - Bruno Frey, writer *1903 - Ernie Nevers, American football player (d. 1976) *1910 - Jacques Cousteau, explorer, inventor (d. 1997) *1913 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (d. 1970) *1920 - Hazel Scott, singer (d. 1981) *1925 - William Styron, author *1928 - Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Queen-Dowager of the Belgians *1932 - Athol Fugard, playwright *1933 - Gene Wilder, actor *1939 - Jackie Stewart, race car driver *1945 - Adrienne Barbeau, actress *1947 - Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician *1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, computer scientist *1950 - Lynsey De Paul, British singer and songwriter *1956 - Joe Montana. American football player *1957 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, jazz musician *1959 - Hugh Laurie, actor, comedian *1965 - Joey Santiago, guitarist (Pixies) *1969 - Steven Drozd, drummer *1984 - Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer *1988 - Julian Bentley, Actor, Runner ==Deaths== *1216 - Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (b. c. 1174) *1557 - John III of Portugal (b. 1502) *1727 - King George I of Great Britain (b. 1668) *1882 - Louis Maigret, ss.cc., Roman Catholic prelate *1903 - Alexander Obrenovich, List of Serbian monarchs (b. 1876) and Queen Draga *1911 - James Curtis Hepburn, missionary and linguist (b. 1815) *1924 - Théodore Dubois, composer and teacher (b. 1837) *1927 - William Attewell, Nottinghamshire (England) bowler (cricket) (b. 1861) *1934 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian developmental psychologist (b. 1896) *1936 - Robert E. Howard, author (b. 1906) *1937 - R. J. Mitchell, Britain aircraft designer, developer of the Spitfire (b. 1895) *1949 - Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (b. 1878) *1970 - Frank Laubach, Apostle of Literacy and Christian missionary (b. 1884) *1979 - John Wayne, actor (b. 1907) *1984 - Enrico Berlinguer, secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party (b. 1922) *1986 - Chesley Bonestell, engineer, architect, artist, illustrator (b. 1888) *1993 - Ray Sharkey, US actor ("Sonny Steelgrave" on Wiseguy) *1996 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908) *1998 - Catherine Cookson, author *1999 - DeForest Kelley, US actor (b. 1920) *2001 - Timothy McVeigh, US terrorist (executed) (b. 1968) *2002 - Robbin Crosby, guitarist of rock band Ratt *2003 - David Brinkley, television reporter (b. 1920) *2004 - Xenophon Zolotas, former Greek prime minister (b. 1904) *2005 - Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese General, one of the leaders of the Carnation Revolution, four times Portuguese prime-minister. ==Holidays and Observances== * Kingdom of Hawaii, official state holiday of Hawaii, United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition and festivals *Feast of St Barnabas *Roman Empire, Matralia in honor of Mater Matuta *Roman Empire, fifth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta (mythology) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/11 BBC: On This Day] ---- June 10 - June 12 - May 11 - July 11 – historical anniversaries ka:11 ივნისი ml:ജൂണ് 11 th:11 มิถุนายน
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==1985== Was the sale of the fabergé egg described really in pounds? That seems to be an odd currency for a sale in New York. -User:Acjelen 21:31, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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