A Raucous Rundown of Historical Events on April 11
Historical Event of April 11th: Commemoration of significant occurrences that took place on this day throughout history.
Buckle up and prepare for a tumultuous tour of 11th April's historical happenings:
- 1240: The demise of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, the Prince of Gwynedd, who, by 1217, dominated Gwynedd and extended his authority throughout most of Wales [original event].
- 1512: The French army, led by Gaston de Foix, triumphed in the Battle of Ravenna against Spanish and the Papal Holy League forces [original event]. This triumph fortified French control over much of northern Italy, yet Henry VIII's invasion of France prompted the majority of their troops to be soon withdrawn [Enrichment Data].
- 1689: The regal ceremony of William and Mary's joint coronation took place at Westminster Abbey. Despite Henry Compton, Bishop of London, officiating the occasion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Sancroft, opted out of participating [original event].
- 1713: The Treaty of Utrecht put an end to the War of the Spanish Succession. Britain and her allies succeeded in guaranteeing that the crowns of France and Spain would remain separate. Some British territorial acquisitions included Gibraltar, Minorca, and Newfoundland [original event].
- 1908: Masaru Ibuka, an eminent electronics industrialist, co-founder of Sony Corporation, and pioneer of the transistor radio, was born in Nikko City, Japan [original event].
- 1957: Britain bestowed self-rule upon Singapore, which previously had been under its colonial rule [original event].
- 1961: The attempted assassin of Adolf Eichmann, a key figure behind the Holocaust, went on trial in Jerusalem. Eichmann had been captured in Argentina by Israeli agents and brought back to stand trial. Upon conviction, he met his end in 1962 [original event].
Bonus Material:
- 1814: Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated unconditionally for the first time, marking the end of the War of the Sixth Coalition against him [Enrichment Data].
- 1856: Juan Santamaría burned down the shelter of William Walker's filibusters during the Second Battle of Rivas [Enrichment Data].
- 1868: Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrendered Edo Castle to Imperial forces, effectively ending the Tokugawa shogunate [Enrichment Data].
- 1876: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was established [Enrichment Data].
- 1881: Spelman College, a higher education institution for African-American women, was founded in Atlanta, Georgia [Enrichment Data].
- 1909: The city of Tel Aviv was formed [Enrichment Data].
- 1921: Emir Abdullah established the first centralized government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan [Enrichment Data].
- 1935: The Stresa Front conference convened, where the British, Italian, and French governments reprimanded Germany for violating the Treaty of Versailles [Enrichment Data].
- The discussion of significant historical events on April 11 can also include the politics of that day, such as the unconditional abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814, marking the end of the War of the Sixth Coalition against him.
- General news from April 11, 1957, consists of Britain granting self-rule to Singapore, which had previously been under British colonial rule.
