On This Day: 11 April

11 April in Indian history

• 1955The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.India
• 1930Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.India

11 April in world history

• 2023A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.
• 2017The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund is attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, Germany. Three bombs exploded as the bus ferried the team to the Westfalenstadion for the first leg of their quarter-final against Monaco.
• 2012A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake is VII (Very strong). Ten are killed, twelve are injured, and a non-destructive tsunami is observed on th
• 2002In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
• 2001The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also br
• 1993Four hundred fifty prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and would continue to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tube
• 1981A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
• 1979Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.
• 1965The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-five tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states of the United States, killing 266 people.
• 1961The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
• 1951U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.
• 1921Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
• 1919Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.
• 1868Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• 1809Napoleonic Wars: A hastily assembled Royal Navy fleet launched an assault against the main strength of the French Atlantic Fleet; an incomplete victory led to political turmoil in Britain.
• 1713The main treaties of the Peace of Utrecht were signed in Utrecht in the Dutch Republic, helping to end the War of the Spanish Succession.

Born on 11 April

• 1987Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed]
• 1927Lokesh Chandra, Indian historianIndia
• 1904K. L. Saigal, Indian singer and actor (died 1947)India
• 1887Jamini Roy, Indian painter (died 1972)India
• 1644Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Duchess of Savoy (died 1724)
• 1374Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (died 1398)

Died on 11 April

• 2015Hanut Singh, Indian general (born 1933)India
• 1997Wang Xiaobo, contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist (born 1952)
• 1977Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Indian author and activist (born 1921)India
• 1918Otto Wagner, Austrian architect and urban planner (born 1841)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 11 April in history?

2023: A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi. 2017: The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund is attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, Germany. Three bombs exploded as the bus ferried the team to the Westfalenstadion for the first leg of their quarter-final against Monaco. 2012: A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake is VII (Very strong). Ten are killed, twelve are injured, and a non-destructive tsunami is observed on th. 2002: In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

What happened on 11 April in Indian history?

1955: The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. 1930: Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.

Which famous people were born on 11 April?

Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed] (1987); Lokesh Chandra, Indian historian (1927); K. L. Saigal, Indian singer and actor (died 1947) (1904); Jamini Roy, Indian painter (died 1972) (1887).

Which day is observed on 11 April?

National Safe Motherhood Day; Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Second Battle of Rivas. (Costa Rica); International Louie Louie Day; World Parkinson's Day.