June 11 in History
June 11 is the birthday of Katrina Scott (2004) and the anniversary of the death of Bajrakitiyabha (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for June 11, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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John IV, Duke of Brabant was born in 1403, while Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint died in 573.
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Famous people born on June 11
Famous people who died on June 11
2005
Anne-Marie Alonzo (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher
What happened on June 11
- 2013
Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.
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The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2004
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2002
Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1987
Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1981
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1978
Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
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The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.
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After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 11
- 1403 — John IV, Duke of Brabant (died 1427)
- 1456 — Anne Neville, Princess of Wales and Queen Consort of England (died 1485)
- 1540 — Barnabe Googe, English poet and translator (died 1594)
Died on June 11
- 573 — Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint (born 472)
- 786 — Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid, anti-Abbasid rebel leader
- 840 — Junna, emperor of Japan (born 785)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 11
Quick answers
Who was born on June 11? Katrina Scott (2004), Billy Gilmour (2001), Eartha Cumings (1999).
Who died on June 11? Bajrakitiyabha (2026), Brian Wilson (2025), Tony Lo Bianco (2024).
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