Es passierte an einem 11 April

1945 : Liberation of Buchenwald


On April 11, 1945, U.S. troops liberated the concentration camp of Buchenwald in Germany. 20,000 prisoners were in the camp while 200,000 people had been killed since 1933.

1947 : Jackie Robinson


On April 11, 1947, Jackie Robinson entered the field to play baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees. He was the first black American to play in Major league baseball.

1957 : Autonomy for Singapore


On April 11, 1957, the British government recognized to the island of Singapore the right to rule itself according to a new constitution. The United Kingdom retained control of foreign affairs and defense.

1961 : Trial of Adolf Eichmann


On April 11, 1961, the trial of Adolf Eichmann began in Israel. He was accused of crimes against humanity for his involvement in the deaths of millions of Jews in German concentration camps during WW2.

2006 : Enriched uranium


On April 11, 2006, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his country has for the first time successfully enriched uranium.

Zitat des Tages : 11 April

Jackie Robinson
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Geburtstage : 11 April

James Parkinson, English surgeon (1755)
Jean Lannes, Marshal of France (1769)
George Canning, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1770)
William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer (1862)
Percy Julian, American chemist (1899)
Masaru Ibuka, Japanese industrialist, co-founder of Sony (1908)
Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (1913)
Joel Grey, American actor, singer and dancer (1932)
Nicoletta, French singer (1944)
Lev Bulat, Russian physicist (1947)
Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1953)
Lisa Stansfield, English singer (1966)
Jennifer Esposito, American actress (1973)
Malcolm Christie, English footballer (1979)
Joss Stone, English actress and singer (1987)
Dakota Blue Richards, English actress (1994)

Sie haben uns verlassen 11 April

Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (1970)
Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (1977)
Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (1983)
Primo Levi, Italian writer and chemist (1987)
Daniel Rialet, French actor (2006)
Ronald Speirs, U.S. Army Officer in 101st Airborne Division (2007)
Loïc Leferme, French freediver (2007)
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