11 April History
- 1512 - The forces of the Holy League are heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna.
- 1713 - The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession. France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain.
- 1783 - After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March, Congress proclaims a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.
- 1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
- 1898 - American President William McKinley asks Congress for declaration of war with Spain.
- 1941 - Germany bombers blitz Conventry, England.
- 1942 - Detachment 101 of the OSS–a guerrilla force–is activated in Burma.
- 1945 - After two frustrating days of being repulsed and absorbing tremendous casualties, the Red Army finally takes the Seelow Heights north of Berlin.
- 1951 - President Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
- 1961 - Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of war crimes during WWII.
- 1961 - Folk singer Bob Dylan performs in New York City for the first time, opening for John Lee Hooker.
- 1968 - President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
- 1974 - The Judiciary committee subpoenas President Richard Nixon to produce tapes for impeachment inquiry.
- 1981 - President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after recovery from an assassination attempt.
- 1986 - Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop around the world in 150 days.
- 1991 - The U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq.
- 1996 - Forty-three African nations sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty.
11 April Birthdays
- 1370 - Frederick I, elector of Saxony.
- 1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet.
- 1755 - James Parkinson, English physician.
- 1770 - George Canning, British prime minister (1827).
- 1794 - Edward Everett, governor of Massachusetts, statesman and orator.
- 1862 - Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1893 - Dean G. Acheson, U.S. secretary of state (1949-53) who helped create NATO.
- 1901 - Glenway Wescott, writer.
- 1925 - Ethel Kennedy, wife of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
- 1932 - Joel Grey (Joe Katz), actor.
- 1941 - Ellen Goodman, Pultizer Prize-winning columnist.
- 1950 - Bill Irwin, actor and choreographer.