Historical Events For June - 11

1944  First Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC on June - 11.  

1944  15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends  

1947  WW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942) on this day in history.  

1949  49th US Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 286 at Medinah CC ILL on this day in history.  

1949  Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed on June - 11.  

1951  Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal on this day in history.  

1951  On June - 11 montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W G Grace), dies  

1955  On this day in history jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil, French industrialist, murdered  

1956  On June - 11 corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61  

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1957  12 die in a train crash in Vroman Colo on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history hovercraft demonstrated for the first time  

1959  Postmaster General bans D.H. Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history house packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan)  

1963  On this day in history dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested for attempts to integrate Florida restaurants.  

1963  On June - 11 gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at U of Alabama  

1963  JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act" on this day in history.  

1963  Quang Duc, Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon on June - 11.  

1966  French & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry on this day in history.  

1966  Ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1967  On June - 11 israel and Syria accept terms of a U.N. cease-fire.  

1967  Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes on this day in history.  

1967  Billy Wells, Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79 on June - 11.  

1969  On June - 11 david Bowie releases "Space Oddity"  

1969  On June - 11 john L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89  

1970  On this day in history uS leaves Wheelus AFB Libya  

1970  On this day in history aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89  

1974  On this day in history bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Wash  

1975  On this day in history floro Manuel Ugarte, composer, dies at 90  

1977  Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history eLO releases "Telephone Line"  

1977  Seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown on June - 11.  

1979  On this day in history august Maes, Flemish actor/director (Farmer that Dies), dies at 85  

1980  On June - 11 e Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge  

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1403  On this day in history birth of john IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)  

1456  On June - 11 birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)  

1540  Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on June - 11.  

1572  On June - 11 birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)  

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born on this day in history.  

0323  On this day in history death of alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June)  

1183  On this day in history death of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)  

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on June - 11.  

1249  On this day in history adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies  

1479  Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies on June - 11.  

1488  On this day in history james III, king of Scotland, dies in battle  

1557  On this day in history death of king John III of Portugal (b. 1502)  

1560  Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.