Over 200,000 Venezuelans marched to demand President Hugo Chávez's resignation
The massive protests led to a brief coup attempt that temporarily removed Chávez from power. He was reinstated just 47 hours later after loyalist mili...
April 11 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
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1987
The London Agreement was signed, establishing an international patent system
Eight European countries agreed to reduce translation requirements for European patents, cutting costs for inventors and businesses. The treaty didn't...
1979
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was deposed after eight years of brutal rule
Tanzanian forces and Ugandan exiles captured Kampala, ending Amin's regime responsible for the deaths of 100,000 to 500,000 people. Amin fled to Libya...
1961
Bob Dylan made his professional debut at Gerde's Folk City in New York City
The 19-year-old Dylan opened for bluesman John Lee Hooker at the Greenwich Village club. He earned $12 for the gig. Within two years, he would release...
1954
The day was designated the most boring day of the 20th century by a computer algorithm
In 2010, Cambridge computer scientist William Tunstall-Pedoe's algorithm analyzed 300 million facts to determine that April 11, 1954 was the dullest d...
1951
President Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his command during the Korean War
MajorMacArthur publicly disagreed with Truman's limited war strategy and wanted to attack China directly, possibly with nuclear weapons. Truman fired the l...
1945
American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany
MajorU.S. troops arrived at Buchenwald to find more than 21,000 prisoners, mostly Jews, in dire conditions. The camp had been one of the largest on German...
1905
Albert Einstein completed his doctoral thesis on the dimensions of molecules
Just weeks before publishing his groundbreaking papers on special relativity and the photoelectric effect, Einstein submitted his PhD dissertation to...
1899
Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States, officially ending the Spanish-American War
The Treaty of Paris was exchanged in Washington, transferring control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to America. Spain received $20 million...
1888
The Concertgebouw concert hall opened in Amsterdam with an inaugural concert
The venue was built in just seven months and featured state-of-the-art acoustics designed by architect Dolf van Gendt. Today it's considered one of th...
1814
Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of France and was exiled to Elba
MajorAfter defeat by coalition forces, Napoleon signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, giving up his throne but retaining the title 'Emperor of Elba.' He was...
1713
The Treaty of Utrecht was signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession
MajorThis treaty reshaped the map of Europe and established Britain as a dominant naval power. France ceded Newfoundland and Hudson Bay to Britain, while S...