eso ha pasado un 11 Abril

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.

Cita del día : 11 Abril

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

Cumpleaños : 11 Abril

James Parkinson, Cirujano Inglés (1755)
Jean Lannes, Mariscal de Francia (1769)
George Canning, Primer ministro del Reino Unido (1770)
William Wallace Campbell, Astrónomo estadounidense (1862)
Percy Julian, Químico estadounidense (1899)
Masaru Ibuka, Empresario japonés, co-fundador de Sony (1908)
Oleg Cassini, Diseñador de moda estadounidense (1913)
Joel Grey, Actor, cantante y bailarín americano (1932)
Nicoletta, Cantante francesa (1944)
Lev Bulat, Físico ruso (1947)
Guy Verhofstadt, Primer ministro de Bélgica (1953)
Lisa Stansfield, Cantante inglesa (1966)
Jennifer Esposito, Actriz americana (1973)
Malcolm Christie, Futbolista Inglés (1979)
Joss Stone, Actriz y cantante inglesa (1987)
Dakota Blue Richards, Actriz inglesa (1994)

Nos han dejado un 11 Abril

Cathy O'Donnell, Actriz americana (1970)
Jacques Prévert, Poeta y guionista francés (1977)
Dolores del Río, Actriz mexicana (1983)
Primo Levi, Escritor y químico italiano (1987)
Daniel Rialet, Actor francés (2006)
Ronald Speirs, Oficial en la 101 ª División Aerotransportada (2007)
Loïc Leferme, Buceador francés (2007)
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