11 April 1868

A Saturday in history

Weekday

Saturday

Season

Spring (N. Hemisphere)

Century

19th century

Records

404

  1. 2023

    A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.

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  2. 2017

    The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.

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  3. 2011

    A bomb exploded at Oktyabrskaya station on the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.

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  4. 2002

    In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

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  5. 2001

    In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated American Samoa 31–0, the largest margin of victory recorded in international football.

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  6. 1996

    While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.

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  7. 1993

    Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.

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  8. 1979

    Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.

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  9. 1973

    On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.

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  10. 1968

    Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.

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  11. 1965

    Almost 50 confirmed tornadoes struck six states in the Midwestern United States during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, killing over 270 people and injuring 1,500 others.

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  12. 1963

    Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.

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  13. 1951

    U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.

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  14. 1951

    The Stone of Scone, removed months earlier by Scottish students, was found on the altar of Arbroath Abbey.

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  15. 1930

    Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.

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  16. 1921

    Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.

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  17. 1919

    Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.

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  18. 1913

    The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the Women's Social and Political Union.

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  19. 1908

    Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched.

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  20. 1888

    The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's finest concert halls, was inaugurated.

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  21. 1885

    Luton Town Football Club was founded in England.

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  22. 1814

    The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba.

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  23. 1809

    Napoleonic Wars: A hastily assembled Royal Navy fleet launched an assault against the main strength of the French Atlantic Fleet; an incomplete victory led to political turmoil in Britain.

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  24. 1713

    The main treaties of the Peace of Utrecht were signed in Utrecht in the Dutch Republic, helping to end the War of the Spanish Succession.

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  25. 1689

    William III and Mary II (both pictured) were crowned joint sovereigns of England in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

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  26. 1544

    Italian War of 1542–1546: French and Spanish forces fought a massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy.

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  27. 491

    Anastasius I Dicorus (pictured) became the Eastern Roman emperor.

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