April 11th, 1598

Born on April 11th, 1598

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 11th?

April 11th, 2023

A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.

April 11th, 2017

The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.

April 11th, 2011

A bomb exploded at the central Oktyabrskaya station of the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.

April 11th, 2002

In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

April 11th, 1996

While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.

April 11th, 1993

Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.

April 11th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.

April 11th, 1973

On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.

April 11th, 1968

Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.

April 11th, 1963

Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.

April 11th, 1951

U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.

April 11th, 1921

Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.

April 11th, 1919

Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.

April 11th, 1913

The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the Women's Social and Political Union.

April 11th, 1908

Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 11th

Born on April 11th, 1598

64

William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German Duke (1598-1662)

*April 11th, 1598, Altenburg †May 17th, 1662, Weimar

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41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

28

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

39

Ross Smith

Australian badminton player

*April 11th, 1985, Swan Hill

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

92

Joel Grey

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer

*April 11th, 1932, Cleveland

33

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish and Brazilian footballer

*April 11th, 1991, San Pietro Vernotico

73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

37

Will Tudor

British actor

*April 11th, 1987, London

78

Kurt Moll

German opera singer (1938-2017)

*April 11th, 1938, Buir †March 5th, 2017, Cologne

55

Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter

*April 11th, 1969, Cardiff

46

David Ducourtioux

French footballer

*April 11th, 1978, Limoges

57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

61

Chris Ferguson

American poker player

*April 11th, 1963, Los Angeles

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

59

Helena Fourment

Second wife of Peter Paul Rubens (1614-1673)

*April 11th, 1614, Antwerp †July 15th, 1673, Brussels metropolitan area

45

María Elena Swett

Chilean actress

*April 11th, 1979, Santiago

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Born in 1598

81

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

*December 7th, 1598, Naples †November 28th, 1680, Rome

68

François Mansart

French architect (1598-1666)

*January 23rd, 1598, Paris †September 23rd, 1666, Paris

65

Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish painter

*November 7th, 1598, Fuente de Cantos †August 27th, 1664, Madrid

73

Giovanni Battista Riccioli

16th century Italian theologian and astronomer

*April 17th, 1598, Ferrara †June 25th, 1671, Bologna

68

Hans Nansen

Danish politician

*November 28th, 1598, Flensburg †November 12th, 1667, Copenhagen

79

Gilbert Sheldon

Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of London (1598-1677)

*June 19th, 1598, Staffordshire †November 9th, 1677, Lambeth Palace

47

Matsudaira Tadamasa

[松平忠昌] daimyo of the early Edo period; 3rd lord of Fukui

*January 21st, 1598, Osaka †September 20th, 1645, Edo

79

Sir William Curtius

Resident ambassador of Charles I and II of England to the Holy Roman Empire; Baronet; FRS

*November 30th, 1598, Bensheim †January 23rd, 1678, Frankfurt

56

Christian I of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598-1654)

*September 3rd, 1598, Birkenfeld †September 6th, 1654, Neuenstein

71

Johann Peter Lotichius

German physician, historian and writer (1598-1669)

*March 8th, 1598, Bad Nauheim †March 31st, 1669, Frankfurt

55

Maarten Tromp

Dutch admiral (1598-1653)

*April 23rd, 1598, Brielle †August 10th, 1653, Scheveningen

77

Isaac Commelin

Dutch historian

*October 19th, 1598, Amsterdam †January 13th, 1676, Amsterdam

63

Johann Crüger

German hymnwriter

*April 9th, 1598, Guben †February 23rd, 1662, Berlin

87

Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy

Marshal of France (1598-1685)

*October 14th, 1598, Paris †November 28th, 1685, Paris

68

Ernst Adalbert von Harrach

Austrian Catholic Cardinal

*November 4th, 1598, Vienna †October 25th, 1667, Vienna

60

Guillaume Colletet

French writer

*March 12th, 1598, Paris †February 11th, 1659, Paris

62

Paul Rotenburger

Organ builder

*November 28th, 1598, Salzburg †October 2nd, 1661, Salzburg

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia and Empress Consort of Holy Roman Empire (1598-1655)

*September 23rd, 1598, Mantua †June 27th, 1655, Vienna

61

Giovanni Francesco Busenello

Italian librettist (1598-1659)

*September 24th, 1598, Venice †October 27th, 1659, Legnaro

74

Johann Müller

German theologian (1598-1672)

*June 6th, 1598, Wrocław †September 29th, 1672, Hamburg

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