On this day: 11 April

Selected events and births on 11 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 491 – Anastasius I Dicorus became the Eastern Roman emperor. Read more: Anastasius I Dicorus List of Byzantine emperors
• 1689 – William III and Mary II (both pictured) were crowned joint sovereigns of England in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Read more: William III of England Mary II Westminster Abbey
• 1885 – Luton Town Football Club was founded in England. Read more: Luton Town F.C.
• 1888 – The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's finest concert halls, was inaugurated. Read more: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Amsterdam List of concert halls
• 1908 – Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched. Read more: SMS Blücher Armored cruiser Imperial German Navy
• 1921 – Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan. Read more: Abdullah I of Jordan Protectorate Emirate of Transjordan
• 1951 – The Stone of Scone, removed months earlier by Scottish students, was found on the altar of Arbroath Abbey. Read more: Stone of Scone 1950 removal of the Stone of Scone Arbroath Abbey
• 1963 – Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics. Read more: Pope John XXIII Pacem in terris Encyclical
• 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. Read more: On the Art of the Cinema Propaganda film Workers' Party of Korea
• 2001 – In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated American Samoa 31–0, the largest margin of victory recorded in international football. Read more: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia 31–0 American Samoa Association football

Born on this day

• 1930 – Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury Read more: Nicholas F. Brady United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1950 – Bill Irwin, American actor and clown Read more: Bill Irwin Clown
• 1953 – Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium Read more: Guy Verhofstadt Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1957 – Tessa Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal Read more: Tessa Dahl Roald Dahl Patricia Neal
• 1981 – Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model[citation needed] Read more: Alessandra Ambrosio Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1982 – Ian Bell, English cricketer[citation needed] Read more: Ian Bell Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1987 – Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed] Read more: Joss Stone Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1987 – Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter[citation needed] Read more: Lights (musician) Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 2002 – Jake Fraser-McGurk, Australian cricketer Read more: Jake Fraser-McGurk
• 2005 – Jack Hinshelwood, English footballer Read more: Jack Hinshelwood
• 2005 – Danielle Marsh, South Korean-Australian singer Read more: Danielle (singer)
• 2014 – Arabella Stanton, British actress, plays Hermione Granger Read more: Arabella Stanton Hermione Granger

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