April 11 in history: What all happened on this day?
Historical Significance of April 11 & take a look at the events happened on this day
Every day has some historical significance in history. To know what has happened on 11th April here is the chronological order of global historic events.
Historical events in the Indian context.
1827 Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was born
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule is an renowned social reformer and the pioneer of women education in India. In 1884 Phule started his first school for girls. Phule, was a staunch supporter of equal rights and On 24 September 1873, he along with his followers, formed the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth) to attain equal rights for people from lower castes.
1886 Kasturba Gandhi was born
Kasturba Mohan Das Gandhi, wife of Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, is an Indian political activist. Her contribution to the Indian freedom struggle against British Rule is commendable.
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1934 Srinivasacharya Raghavan was born
Srinivasacharya Raghavan is an Indian Mathematician. He works in number theory and was awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.
Some Historical events that happened on this day globally. Here is the chronological order of some important events.
1870 Lord Muncaster kidnapped
While visiting Marathon, Greece, Lord Muncaster of Britain is kidnapped by brigands, almost resulting in war. The pirates, led by Takos Arvanitakis, were experienced in kidnapping and had used it as a lucrative source of income for many years
1888 Henry ford Marries Clara Jane
24 years old henry marries Clara Jane Bryant on her 22nd birthday at her parent’s home in Greenfield, Michigan.
1803 French foreign minister offers to sell Louisiana to the US
As one of the biggest diplomatic tactics in history, French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand makes an offer to sell all of Louisiana to the US.
1945 Buchenwald liberated
The American Third Army liberates the Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany, a camp that is judged second only to Auschwitz in the horror and torture imposed on the prisoners.
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1970 Apollo 13 launch
Apollo 13, the 3rd lunar landing mission, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise, were part of this mission. The prime object of this mission was to explore the Imbrium Basin and conduct geological experiments. However, after a technical glitch, the new objective of the mission became to get the Apollo 13 crew back home safe.
1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Overthrown
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin flees the Ugandan capital of Kampala as Tanzanian troops and forces of the Uganda National Liberation Front close in. Two days later, Kampala fell and a coalition government of former exiles took power.
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