Born on April 11
April 11 birthdays & history
If you were born on April 11, you share a birthday with George Canning, Andrew Wiles and Alessandra Ambrosio. April 11 babies are Aries, with diamond as their birthstone and the daisy as their birth flower. April 11 is the 102nd day of the year in leap years (101st in other years).
Famous people born on April 11
- 1770George Canning, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1953Andrew Wiles, English mathematician and academic
- 1981Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model[citation needed]
- 1825Ferdinand Lassalle, German philosopher and jurist
- 1991Thiago Alcântara, Spanish footballer
- 1996Dele Alli, English international footballer
- 1930Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan
- 1960Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter
- 1980Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer
- 1950Bill Irwin, American actor and clown
What happened on April 11
- 491Anastasius I Dicorus became the Eastern Roman emperor.
- 1689William III and Mary II were crowned joint sovereigns of England in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
- 1876The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
- 1881Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- 1885Luton Town Football Club was founded in England.
- 1888The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's finest concert halls, was inaugurated.
- 1909The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
- 1921Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.
- 1957United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
- 1963Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.
- 1964Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.
- 1973On 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.
Also observed on April 11
- International Louie Louie Day
- World Parkinson's Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is April 11?
People born on April 11 are Aries. Their birthstone is diamond and their birth flower is the daisy.
Which famous people were born on April 11?
George Canning (1770), Andrew Wiles (1953), Alessandra Ambrosio (1981), Ferdinand Lassalle (1825), Thiago Alcântara (1991), Dele Alli (1996) were all born on April 11.
What happened on April 11 in history?
Among other things: in 1963, Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics; in 1964, Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress; in 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.
Can I get a newspaper front page from April 11?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any April 11 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “April 11”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.