Historical Events In June - 11

1921  On this day in history 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8  

1921  Beatrice "Fiet" van Ommeren-Samson, Suriname writer on June - 11.  

1922  On June - 11 erving Goffman, sociologist (presentation of self in everyday life)  

1923  On this day in history gerard Vaughn, MP (Conservative)  

1924  On this day in history bene Brak Palestine founded  

1924  On June - 11 alexander F de Savornin Lohmann Jr, Dutch minister (CHU), dies at 87  

1925  William Styron, Va, novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice) on June - 11.  

1926  Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian on June - 11.  

1927  59th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6 on June - 11.  

1927  On June - 11 beryl Grey, prima ballerina  

1927  On June - 11 william Attewell, cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies  

1928  Alfred Hitchcock's 1st film, "Case Of Jonathan Drew," is released on June - 11.  

1928  Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium on this day in history.  

1929  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1147 Stavropolis on June - 11.  

1929  Gyula Andressy Jr, Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1930  William Beebe sets a deepwater dive record of 1,426 feet off the coast of Bermuda in a bathysphere (diving chamber) on June - 11.  

1930  On this day in history anatoli Fyodorovich Voronov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup)  

1930  George Alexander, cricketer (two early Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.  

1932  On June - 11 e Delporte discovers asteroid #1222 Tina  

1934  On June - 11 disarmament conference in Geneva fails  

1935  The birth of Gene Wilder, American comedy film actor on this day in history.  

1935  Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey on June - 11.  

1936  Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1937  On June - 11 marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released  

1938  On June - 11 42nd US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 284 at Cherry Hills Denver  

1939  On this day in history king & Queen of England taste first "hot dogs" at FDR's party  

1939  On June - 11 king & Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party  

1940  On June - 11 italy declares war on allies/raids Malta  

1941  On June - 11 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam  

1942  On June - 11 uS & USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II  

1942  German army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa on this day in history.  

1943  An Axis garrison at Pantelleria, in the central Mediterranean area, surrenders after six days and nights of heavy bombing on June - 11.  

1943  On this day in history british invades Pantelleria (tiny island south of Sicily)  

1943  Sam[uel] de Vries, actor (Boefje, In Sobibor), dies at 50 on June - 11.  

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

1456  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

1588  On this day in history birth of george Wither, English writer (d. 1667)  

1672  On June - 11 birth of francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer  

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

1697  On this day in history 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 June - 11.  

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

1249  On June - 11 adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies  

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

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on June - 11.  

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44