Historical Events For June - 11

1944  On June - 11 first Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC  

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

1947  WW II sugar rationing finally ends on this day in history.  

1947  WW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942) on June - 11.  

1949  49th US Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 286 at Medinah CC ILL on June - 11.  

1949  On June - 11 koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed  

1951  On this day in history mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal  

1951  Montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W G Grace), dies on June - 11.  

1955  Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil, French industrialist, murdered on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history 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 June - 11.  

1960  House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan) on June - 11.  

1963  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested for attempts to integrate Florida restaurants on June - 11.  

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 June - 11.  

1963  On June - 11 quang Duc, Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon  

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

1966  On this day in history ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82  

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

1967  On this day in history race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes  

1967  Billy Wells, Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1969  John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1970  US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya on June - 11.  

1970  On June - 11 aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89  

1974  Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Wash on June - 11.  

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

1977  On this day in history dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland  

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

1977  On June - 11 seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown  

1979  August Maes, Flemish actor/director (Farmer that Dies), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge on June - 11.  

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1403  On June - 11 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  On this day in history birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)  

1572  Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born on this day in history.  

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on June - 11.  

1672  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer was born on June - 11.  

1696  Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758) was born on June - 11.  

1697  On June - 11 birth of francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist  

0323  Death of Alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June) on June - 11.  

1183  Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155) on this day in history.  

1216  On June - 11 hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies  

1249  Adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1479  Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies on this day in history.  

1488  On June - 11 james III, king of Scotland, dies in battle  

1557  On June - 11 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.