Category: This Day In History April 11

Historic Events

672 - Deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
1713 - France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Utrecht ending Queen Anne's War.
1814 - Napolean Bonaparte's first abdication.
1876 - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
1881 - Spellman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
1909 – The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
1970 - Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days.

Famous Birthdays

1921 - Jim Hearn, American professional baseball pitcher.
1930 - Anton Szandor LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan.
1932 - Joel Grey, American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director.
1935 - Richard Berry, Jr., African-American doo-wap & R&B composer and performer. Known for Louise, Louie.

Famous Deaths

2007 - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., American writer.
2010 - Victoria Ann (Manolo) Draves, Filipino-American gold medal-winning Olympic diver in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Person Profiles (9)

Llywelyn ap Iorwerth 1173 Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Gwynedd - 11 Apr 1240

João (Avis) de Portugal 11 Apr 1357 Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal - 14 Aug 1433

Richard Berry 11 Apr 1935 Extension, Franklin, Louisiana, United States - 23 Jan 1997

Napoleone Bonaparte 15 Aug 1769 Ajaccio, Corse, France - 05 May 1821

Pierce Butler 11 Apr 1798 Mount Willing, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States - 20 Aug 1847

James Hearn 11 Apr 1921 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 10 Jun 1998

Victoria (Manalo) Draves 31 Dec 1924 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 11 Apr 2010

Kurt Vonnegut 11 Nov 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. - 11 Apr 2007

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