April 11th, 1949

Born on April 11th, 1949

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, 1949

61

Bernd Eichinger

German film producer, director, and screenwriter (1949–2011)

*April 11th, 1949, Neuburg an der Donau †January 24th, 2011, Los Angeles

75

Dorothy Allison

American writer, poet, novelist, critic

*April 11th, 1949, Greenville

75

Carl Franklin

Actor, screenwriter, Film and television director

*April 11th, 1949, Richmond

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73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

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

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

28

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

74

Bill Irwin

American actor, clown, and comedian

*April 11th, 1950, Santa Monica

92

Joel Grey

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer

*April 11th, 1932, Cleveland

56

Alberto Demiddi

Argentine rower

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

39

Ross Smith

Australian badminton player

*April 11th, 1985, Swan Hill

78

Kurt Moll

German opera singer (1938-2017)

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

71

Andrew Wiles

British mathematician; (born 1953)

*April 11th, 1953, Cambridge

33

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish and Brazilian footballer

*April 11th, 1991, San Pietro Vernotico

61

Chris Ferguson

American poker player

*April 11th, 1963, Los Angeles

55

Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter

*April 11th, 1969, Cardiff

69

Ednita Nazario

Puerto Rican singer

*April 11th, 1955, Ponce

37

Will Tudor

British actor

*April 11th, 1987, London

64

Jeremy Clarkson

British broadcaster, journalist and writer

*April 11th, 1960, Cumbernauld

76

Wolf-Dieter Wichmann

German actor

*April 11th, 1948, Marktredwitz

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75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on April 11th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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