April 11th, 1940

Born on April 11th, 1940

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, 1940

58

Władysław Komar

Athletics competitor (1940-1998)

*April 11th, 1940, Kaunas †August 17th, 1998, Przybiernów

84

Thomas Harris

American author and screenwriter

*April 11th, 1940, Jackson

84

Klara Obermüller

Swiss television presenter and author

*April 11th, 1940, St. Gallen

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64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

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

41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

78

Kurt Moll

German opera singer (1938-2017)

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

28

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

92

Joel Grey

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer

*April 11th, 1932, Cleveland

73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

56

Alberto Demiddi

Argentine rower

*April 11th, 1944, Buenos Aires †October 25th, 2000, San Fernando

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

74

Shirley Stelfox

British actress (1941–2015)

*April 11th, 1941, Dukinfield †December 7th, 2015, Yorkshire Dales

39

Ross Smith

Australian badminton player

*April 11th, 1985, Swan Hill

85

Louise Lasser

American actress

*April 11th, 1939, New York City

84

Eckart Kuhlwein

German journalist and politician

*April 11th, 1938, Schleswig †April 19th, 2022

33

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish and Brazilian footballer

*April 11th, 1991, San Pietro Vernotico

83

Karsten Voigt

German politician

*April 11th, 1941, Elmshorn

61

Chris Ferguson

American poker player

*April 11th, 1963, Los Angeles

55

Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter

*April 11th, 1969, Cardiff

37

Will Tudor

British actor

*April 11th, 1987, London

71

Andrew Wiles

English mathematician (1953–)

*April 11th, 1953, Cambridge

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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