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June 11 in history — What Happened Today in History

Curious what June 11 in history holds? From 2013 back through the centuries, our timeline gathers everything that happened on June 11 — events, birthdays and deaths on one cozy page.

On this page, June 11 in history is arranged as a timeline of major events in reverse order, with birthdays and deaths in their own sections, plus a short FAQ about June 11 in history at the bottom.

Major Events on June 11 in History 40

  1. 2013

    Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

  2. 2012

    Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.

  3. 2010

    The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa.

  4. 2008

    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.

  5. 2008

    The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.

  6. 2007

    Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.

  7. 2004

    Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.

  8. 2002

    Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.

  9. 2001

    Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

  10. 1998

    Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.

  11. 1987

    Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.

  12. 1981

    A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.

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  1. 1978

    Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.

  2. 1971

    The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

  3. 1970

    After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.

  4. 1968

    Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.

  5. 1964

    World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks 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.

  6. 1963

    American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.

  7. 1963

    Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.

  8. 1963

    John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.

  9. 1962

    Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.

  10. 1956

    Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.

  11. 1955

    Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

  12. 1944

    USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.

  13. 1942

    World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.

  14. 1942

    Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.

  15. 1940

    World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.

  16. 1938

    Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.

  17. 1937

    Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.

  18. 1936

    Inventor Edwin Armstrong demonstrates FM broadcasting to an audience of engineers at the FCC in Washington, DC.

  19. 1936

    The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.

  20. 1920

    During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gather in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".

  21. 1919

    Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.

  22. 1917

    King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.

  23. 1903

    A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga.

  24. 1901

    The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.

  25. 1898

    The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)

  26. 1895

    Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.

  27. 1892

    The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

  28. 1882

    Nationalist riots break out in Alexandria directed against foreign domination. More than 50 Europeans are killed, including the British consul.

Famous Birthdays on June 11 in History 25

  1. 2004

    Katrina Scott, American tennis player

  2. 2001

    Billy Gilmour, Scottish footballer

  3. 1999

    Eartha Cumings, Scottish footballer

  4. 1999

    Kai Havertz, German footballer

  5. 1997

    Kodak Black, American rapper

  6. 1997

    Unai Simón, Spanish footballer

  7. 1997

    Jorja Smith, English singer

  8. 1996

    Philip Billing, Danish footballer

  9. 1994

    Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress

  10. 1992

    Davide Zappacosta, Italian footballer

  11. 1991

    Daniel Howell, English Youtuber

  12. 1991

    Kyle Troup, American bowler

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  1. 1990

    Christophe Lemaitre, French sprinter

  2. 1989

    Maya Moore, American basketball player

  3. 1988

    Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer

  4. 1988

    Claire Holt, Australian actress

  5. 1988

    Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host

  6. 1987

    Gonzalo Castro, German footballer

  7. 1986

    Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper

  8. 1986

    Shia LaBeouf, American actor

  9. 1985

    Brad Jacobs, Canadian curler

  10. 1984

    Andy Lee, Irish boxer

  11. 1984

    Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer

  12. 1983

    Chuck Hayes, American basketball player

  13. 1983

    José Reyes, Dominican baseball player

Notable Deaths on June 11 in History 25

  1. 2026

    Bajrakitiyabha, Thai royal, daughter of Vajiralongkorn (born 1978)

  2. 2025

    Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)

  3. 2024

    Tony Lo Bianco, American actor (born 1936)

  4. 2024

    Howard Fineman, American journalist (born 1948)

  5. 2024

    Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1944)

  6. 2024

    Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963)

  7. 2022

    Hilary Devey, English businesswoman, television presenter (born 1957)

  8. 2020

    Stella Pevsner, children's author (born 1921)

  9. 2019

    Billy McKee, Irish republican and founding member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1921)

  10. 2016

    Rudi Altig, German track and road racing cyclist (born 1937)

  11. 2015

    Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1930)

  12. 2015

    Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1941)

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  1. 2015

    Ron Moody, English actor and singer (born 1924)

  2. 2015

    Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler (born 1945)

  3. 2014

    Ruby Dee, American actress (born 1922)

  4. 2014

    Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (born 1933)

  5. 2014

    Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1955)

  6. 2014

    Mipham Chokyi Lodro, Tibetan lama and educator (born 1952)

  7. 2014

    Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

  8. 2013

    Miller Barber, American golfer (born 1931)

  9. 2013

    Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)

  10. 2013

    Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1992)

  11. 2013

    Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (born 1929)

  12. 2012

    Ann Rutherford, Canadian-American actress (born 1917)

  13. 2012

    Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (born 1952)

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on June 11 in history?

The biggest event on June 11 in history is: 2013 — Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.. In total, 40 major events are recorded for this day.

Who was born on June 11?

25 famous people were born on June 11 in history, the best known being 2004 — Katrina Scott, American tennis player.

Who died on June 11?

25 notable people died on June 11 in history, including 2026 — Bajrakitiyabha, Thai royal, daughter of Vajiralongkorn (born 1978).

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