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| Birthday June 11, 1572 Ben Jonson, English playwright, poet (Volpone, The Alchemist) |
| Birthday June 11, 1723 J G Palitzsch, 1st saw Halley's comet on return, in Prolitz |
| Birthday June 11, 1776 John Constable, in England painter |
| Birthday June 11, 1847 Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader of English women's movement |
| Birthday June 11, 1864 Richard Strauss, German composer (Till Eulenspiegel) |
| Birthday June 11, 1867 Charles Fabry, found ozone layer in upper atmosphere |
| Birthday June 11, 1880 Jeannette Rankin, 1st woman elected to US Congress (from Montana) |
| Birthday June 11, 1880 Jeannette Rankin born |
| Birthday June 11, 1899 Y. Kawabata |
| Birthday June 11, 1903 Ernie Nevers, NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals) |
| Birthday June 11, 1907 Paul Mellon, philanthropist |
| Birthday June 11, 1910 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanic explorer aboard calypso, France |
| Birthday June 11, 1913 Vince Lombardy, NFL coach (Green Bay Packers) |
| Birthday June 11, 1913 Ris Stevens, mezzo-soprano |
| Birthday June 11, 1915 William Styron, Author |
| Birthday June 11, 1919 Richard Todd, Actor |
| Birthday June 11, 1925 William Styron is born |
| Birthday June 11, 1925 William Styron, novelist (Confessions of Nat Turner) |
| Birthday June 11, 1935 Gene Wilder, Actor (Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak) |
| Birthday June 11, 1937 Chad Everett, acted like a doctor |
| Birthday June 11, 1939 Jackie Stewart, fast driver |
| Birthday June 11, 1943 Mobster Henry Hill, inspiration for Goodfellas, is born |
| Birthday June 11, 1945 Adrienne Barbeau, wife of John Carpenter (Maude) |
| Birthday June 11, 1956 Joe Montana, signal caller |
| History June 11, 1488 Battle of Sauchieburn - Scotland |
| History June 11, 1509 Henry VIII marries first wife |
| History June 11, 1770 Capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef |
| History June 11, 1776 Congress appoints Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence |
| History June 11, 1788 Russian explorer Izmailov arrives at Yakutat Bay, Alaska |
| History June 11, 1838 Iowa Territory organized |
| History June 11, 1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City - Nevada |
| History June 11, 1864 300' of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm |
| History June 11, 1864 Yankees seek to destroy rail line at Trevilian Station |
| History June 11, 1895 1st auto race |
| History June 11, 1918 Allies launch counterattack against Germans in France |
| History June 11, 1919 Sir Barton 1st horse to win the Triple Crown |
| History June 11, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 19th & 20th of 60 HRs |
| History June 11, 1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released |
| History June 11, 1940 Britain strikes back at Italy |
| History June 11, 1942 US & USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II |
| History June 11, 1943 Operation Corkscrew is launched by Britain |
| History June 11, 1944 D-Day landing forces converge |
| History June 11, 1947 WW II sugar rationing finally ends |
| History June 11, 1949 Hank Williams, Sr., makes his Grand Ole Opry debut |
| History June 11, 1950 Ben Hogan wins U.S. Open with courageous comeback |
| History June 11, 1955 1st jet magnesium airplane flown |
| History June 11, 1955 Tragedy at Le Mans |
| History June 11, 1961 Roger Maris hits #19 & 20 of 61 HRs |
| History June 11, 1963 JFK faces down defiant governor |
| History June 11, 1963 Buddhist immolates himself in protest |
| History June 11, 1963 George Wallace backs down at Alabama schoolhouse door |
| History June 11, 1963 University of Alabama desegregated |
| History June 11, 1967 Six-Day War ends |
| History June 11, 1970 US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya |
| History June 11, 1970 Battle for control of Kompong Speu in Cambodia |
| History June 11, 1977 Train & school hostage incident in Netherlands ends |
| History June 11, 1980 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service SF |
| History June 11, 1982 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial released |
| History June 11, 1982 Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney retains WBC heavyweight crown / Israel & Syria stop fighting in Lebanon / Movie "E T" released |
| History June 11, 1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off released; features 1961 Ferrari |
| History June 11, 1989 China issues warrant for Tiananmen dissident |