June 11

Events

 * - : was sacked and burned, according to the calculations of.
 * -, the , sent envoys to the bearing gold and silk in order to persuade the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners who were captured during the  from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China.
 * - : The start of the.
 * - Marriage of King and.
 * - recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the, which paved way to the creation of the  [i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines].
 * - Jews in escape the attacks of the.
 * - appoints, , , Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to a committee to draft a declaration of independence.
 * - n explorer reaches.
 * - A fire consumed large portions of in the.
 * - The first cornerstone is laid for in.
 * - The occurred in, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.
 * - The (then Agra High Court) is established in.
 * - The, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in ,.
 * - : U.S. war ships start to sail for.
 * - annexes the.
 * -, aided by , dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in.
 * - King assumes the throne of  after his father  abdicated under pressure by  armies occupying.
 * - becomes Premier of the  state of.
 * - Inventor gives the first public demonstration of  broadcasting in the United States, at.
 * - opens in,.
 * - : The executes eight army leaders under.
 * 1938  - Second Sino-Japanese War: The  starts.
 * 1938  - Second Sino-Japanese War: The Nationalist government created the  to halt the Japanese forces. 500000 to 900000 civilians are killed.
 * - World War II: forces bomb  and  in Italy.
 * 1940  - World War II: First attack of the  on the island of.
 * - World War II: The agrees to send  aid to the.
 * - is re-elected as.
 * - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an and a.
 * - First Puerto Rican Parade was held in, New York.
 * -, and  become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on.
 * - : Governor  stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the  in an attempt to block two black students from attending that school.
 * 1963  -  monk  burns himself with gasoline in a busy  intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in.
 * - veteran  runs amok in an elementary school in, , killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - After being appointed on, and  officially receive their ranks as  s, becoming the first females to do so.
 * -, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126
 * - founded students' political movement  a.k.a (APMSO) in
 * - A was sold for 1,375,00 in.
 * 1988  - The name of the General Public License  is mentioned for the first time.
 * - A gas tube underneath a shopping mall in Osasco, -  exploded causing the death of 42 and injuring other 472 people.
 * - Computer pays $9 billion for  in largest high-tech acquisition.
 * - is executed for his role in the.
 * - is acknowledged as the first inventor of the  by the.
 * - makes its closest flyby of.
 * 2004  - 's funeral held at.
 * - finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries.
 * - finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, English dramatist (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, Italian priest and composer (d. )
 * -, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. )
 * -, Portuguese composer (d. )
 * -, English critic (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, American doctor and soldier (d. )
 * -, English painter (d. )
 * -, English photographer (d. )
 * -, German engineer and industrialist (d. )
 * -, American general and engineer (d. )
 * -, British suffragist and feminist (d. )
 * -, German composer and conductor (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, American anthropologist (d. )
 * -, English-born poet (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1879  -, German actor (d. )
 * -, American politician, feminist, and pacifist (d. )
 * -, Italian anarchist (d. )
 * -, Soviet politician (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, French explorer and inventor (d. )
 * 1910  -, American composer, director and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American football coach (d. )
 * 1913  -, American operatic soprano
 * -, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, West Indian-born singer (d. )
 * 1920  -, American literary and social critic (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1922  -, Greek Cypriot film maker
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, Queen of the Belgians
 * -, American soprano
 * -, South African playwright
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician and comedian (d. )
 * 1936  -, American actor
 * -, Australian pathologist, recipient of the
 * 1937  -, American comic
 * -, Scottish race car driver
 * -, American session drummer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Indian politician
 * 1947  -, American politician, former
 * 1947  -, British lyricist and guitarist ( and )
 * 1947  -, British racing driver
 * -, Major league baseball player
 * -, American drummer
 * 1949  -, Estonian graphic artist
 * -, British singer and songwriter
 * 1950  -, British guitarist and vocalist
 * -, Japanese ist
 * -, American rock musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Soviet hammer thrower
 * - . American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, English actor and comedian
 * -, English actress
 * 1961   -, Spanish actress
 * -, Estonian cyclist, Olympian
 * -, American diver
 * -, French Formula One driver
 * -, Filipino guitarist
 * -, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American drummer
 * 1969  -, professional ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, singer/songwriter
 * -, British boxer
 * -, South Korean actress and model
 * 1975  -, Greek diver
 * -, American musician (bass player for )
 * -, Australian golfer
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1982  -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * 1982  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1982  -, American basketball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Polish supermodel
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese actress and model
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, Spanish actress

Deaths

 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, Emperor of the Latin Empire
 * - King
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French architect (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English brewer and politician (b. )
 * -, English sea captain and explorer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Austrian statesman (b. )
 * -, disgraced to the  (b. )
 * -, Roman Catholic prelate (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American missionary and linguist (b. )
 * -, French composer and teacher (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Russian psychologist (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, British aircraft designer (b. )
 * -, founder of the (b. )
 * -, monk, self-immolation (b. )
 * -, Christian missionary (b. )
 * 1970  -, American crime figure (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (b. )
 * 1974  -, President of Brazil (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * - (born Marion Morrison), American actor (b. )
 * -, Italian politician (b. )
 * -, American right-to-die cause célèbre (b. )
 * 1985  -, Greek actress (b. )
 * -, American-born engineer, architect, and artist (b. )
 * -, composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * -, British novelist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American terrorist (b. )
 * 2001  -, Mexican singer (b. )
 * -, American television reporter (b. )
 * -, Swiss fashion designer (b. )
 * 2004  -,  politician (b. )
 * -, Portuguese general (b. )
 * -, father of (b. )
 * 2006  -, computer expert and author (b. )
 * 2006  -, New Zealand archer (b. )
 * -, American scientist (b. )
 * 2007 -, American film actress (b. )

Holidays and Observances

 * , official state holiday of, , in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition, and festivals
 * , in remembrance of William Davis, observed in, ,
 * , in honor of
 * , fifth day of the in honor of
 * , Started in 1956, Festivals and Parades will be held

Liturgical observances

 * , apostle, martyr in 62 AD [common; PCP (Paris), WTS (Bruges), 6082, in red]
 * , medieval patron saint of the in Sweden (later moved to  outside that diocese in order not to collide with the Feast of Barnabas)
 * , hermit, confessor [GTZ: Basel, Freising, Worms]
 * ,, confessor
 * Saint Aleidis of Schaarbeek (died 1250)
 * Blessed Flora (died 1347)
 * Blessed Tochumra, virgin [BLS: Kilmore, Ireland]
 * Blessed Tochumra, virgin [BLS: Tochumra in Munster]