Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
What happened on June 11
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 806 to 2026.
Standout on June 11
2013
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
About June 11
June 11 is the 162nd day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 162 of 365 (163 in leap years)203 days left in the year (203 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 24 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- June birthstone
- Pearl / Alexandrite / Moonstonepurity, balance and new beginnings
- June birth flower
- Rose / Honeysucklelove, passion and devoted affection
- Next occurrence
- In 227 days
- Roman numerals
- XI.VIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thSebastian Bayer1986
- 40thShia LaBeouf1986
- 30thPhilip Billing1996
- 25thBilly Gilmour2001
- 25thTesco bomb campaign2001
- 25thTimothy McVeigh2001
- 10thRudi Altig2016
- 1stBrian Wilson2025
June 11 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Rudi Altig
- 25 years ago2001
- Tesco bomb campaign · Timothy McVeigh · Billy Gilmour
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on June 11 — ages this year
- 2004Katrina Scottturns 22
- 2001Billy Gilmourturns 25
- 1999Eartha Cumingsturns 27
- 1999Kai Havertzturns 27
- 1997Kodak Blackturns 29
- 1997Unai Simónturns 29
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2012 Afghanistan earthquakes
Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people.
FIFA World Cup
The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa.
Prime Minister of Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
Stephen Harper
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimilation.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
2007 Chittagong mudslides
Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
Antonio Meucci
Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Tesco bomb campaign
Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against the British supermarket chain Tesco.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges.
Compaq
Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
Golbaf
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)
Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.
May 15
After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.
Lloyd J. Old
Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
Cologne school massacre
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers, and seriously injuring several more, with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
Thích Quảng Đức
Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
Bhikkhu
Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by Catholic South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem's administration.
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama was desegregated as Governor George Wallace stepped aside after defiantly blocking the entrance to an auditorium (pictured).
Civil rights movement
American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
Jasper Abraham murder case
Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to reform of the legal system of the Kenya Colony.
1920 Republican National Convention
During their national convention in Chicago, Republican Party leaders gathered in negotiations at The Blackstone Hotel (pictured) to select their presidential candidate, leading to the phrase "smoke-filled room".
Alexander of Greece
Alexander (pictured) was crowned King of Greece, succeeding his father Constantine I, who had abdicated.
1914 Kenwood House ball
Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social events before the outbreak of the First World War.
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
Prince Afonso died at the age of two, leaving his father Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, without a male heir.
Yankee
Tensions between Yankees and Irish Americans in Boston, Massachusetts, erupted in the Broad Street Riot.
Battle of Machias
The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of Machias in what is now eastern Maine.
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle.
Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain recognized the sovereign rights of the principalía, local Philippine nobles and chieftains who had converted to Catholicism.
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (pictured) married King Henry VIII of England, becoming the first of his six wives.
Megas doux
Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, was lynched by the prisoners.
Arab–Byzantine wars
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Yui Aragaki
Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)
Majed Abu Maraheel
Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963)
Billy McKee
Billy McKee, Irish republican and founding member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1921)
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1930)
Susan B. Horwitz
Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1955)
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (born 1933)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Paula Frassinetti
Christian feast day: Paula Frassinetti
Barnabas
Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle
Alice of Schaerbeek
Christian feast day: Alice of Schaerbeek
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian feast day: Bartholomew the Apostle (Eastern Christianity)
Ignatius Maloyan
Christian feast day: Blessed Ignatius Maloyan (Armenian Catholic Church)
Maria Schininà
Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Schininà
Riagail of Bangor
Christian feast day: Riagail of Bangor
Armed Forces Day
Brazilian Navy Day (Brazil)
Spread across the centuries
- 9th century1
- 14th century1
- 16th century2
- 18th century2
- 19th century2
- 20th century35
- 21st century33
Earliest: Arab–Byzantine wars (806). Most recent: Bajrakitiyabha (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about June 11
What day of the year is June 11?
June 11 is the 162nd day of the year, with 203 days left after it.
What star sign is June 11?
June 11 falls under Gemini (May 21 – June 20), a air sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone.
How many things happened on June 11?
We record 84 entries for June 11: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 806 to 2026.
Who was born on June 11?
Katrina Scott (2004) is among the notable births on June 11. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the June 11 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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