Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 11
This is a list of selected April 11 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.
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SMS Blücher
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| Blurb | Reason |
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| Juan Santamaría Day in Costa Rica | refimprove |
| 1241 – Mongol invasion of Europe: Mongols led by Batu Khan and Subutai crushed the Hungarian army of King Béla IV at the Battle of Mohi near the Sajó River in Hungary. | refimprove section |
| 1713 – The main agreements of the Treaty of Utrecht were signed in the Dutch city of Utrecht, helping to end the War of the Spanish Succession. | unreferenced section |
| 1828 – Bahía Blanca in Argentina was founded as a fortress to protect dwellers and their cattle from native rustling, and to protect the coast from the Brazilian Navy. | citations need formatting |
| 1888 – The Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam was inaugurated. | refimprove section |
| 1965 – Almost 50 confirmed tornadoes struck six states in the Midwestern United States during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, killing over 270 people and injuring 1,500 others. | needs more footnotes |
| 1981 – Tensions between residents and the police in Brixton, South London, escalated into a massive riot that resulted in almost 300 police injuries, 45 civilian injuries, over a hundred vehicles burned, and over 150 buildings damaged. | refimprove |
| 2002 – In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation. | multiple issues |
Eligible
- 1814 – The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition, and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba.
- 1908 – Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the German Imperial Navy, was launched.
- 1921 – Emir Abdullah established the first centralized government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.
- 1968 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting racial discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- 1986 – Eight FBI agents exchanged gunfire with two bank robbers in Miami, Florida, an incident which led to the introduction of more powerful handguns in many police departments around the country.
- 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.
- 2001 – In a qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Australia set a world record for the largest victory in an international football match, defeating American Samoa 31–0.
April 11: Gudi Padwa and Ugadi in various parts of India (2013)
- 1544 – Italian War of 1542–1546: French and Spanish forces fought a massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy.
- 1913 - The Nevill Ground's pavilion was destroyed in the only suffragette arson attack on a cricket ground.
- 1945 – World War II: American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp (watchtower pictured) near Weimar, Germany.
- 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.
- 1979 – Uganda–Tanzania War: The Uganda National Liberation Army and Tanzanian forces captured Kampala, forcing Ugandan President Idi Amin to flee.