What happened on June 11 ?

323 BC - Alexander the Great , King of Macedon (b. 356 BC)

1183 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)

1216 - Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire

1488 - King James III of Scotland

1557 - King John III of Portugal (b. 1502)

1695 - André Félibien, French architect (b. 1619)

1712 - Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme, Marshal of France (b. 1654)

1727 - King George I of Great Britain (b. 1668)

1796 - Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician (b. 1720)

1847 - John Franklin, English sea captain and explorer (b. 1786)

1852 - Karl Briullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)

1858 - Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)

1882 - Louis Maigret, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1804)

1903 - Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)

1911 - James Curtis Hepburn, American missionary and linguist (b. 1815)

1924 - Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b. 1837)

1927 - William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)

1934 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b. 1896)

1936 - Robert E. Howard, American author (b. 1906)

1937 - R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895)

1963 - Thích Qu?ng ??c, Vietnamese monk, self-immolation (b. 1897)

1970 - Frank Laubach, Christian missionary (b. 1884)

1974 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)

1974 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)

1979 - John Wayne (born Marion Morrison), American actor (b. 1907)

1984 - Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)

1985 - Karen Ann Quinlan, American right-to-die cause célèbre (b. 1954)

1986 - Chesley Bonestell, American-born engineer, architect, and artist (b. 1888)

1993 - Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)

1996 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)

1998 - Catherine Cookson, British novelist (b. 1906)

1999 - DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. 1920)

2001 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (executed) (b. 1968)

2003 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (b. 1920)

2004 - Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)

2004 - Xenophon Zolotas, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1904)

2005 - Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general (b. 1922)

2006 - Major Bruce Shand, Father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1917)

2006 - Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)

Kamehameha Day, official state holiday of Hawai'i, United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition, and festivals

Davis Day, in remembrance of William Davis, observed in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Roman Empire, Matralia in honor of Mater Matuta

Roman Empire, fifth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta

2006 - Trinity Sunday

National Puerto Rican Day,Started in 1956,Festivals and Parades will be held

Saint Barnabas, apostle, martyr in 62 AD [common; PCP (Paris), WTS (Bruges), 6082, in red]

Saint Eskil, medieval patron saint of the Diocese of Strängnäs in Sweden (later moved to June 12 outside that diocese in order not to collide with the Feast of Barnabas)

Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor [GTZ: Basel, Freising, Worms]

Saint Reimbert, bishop of Bremen, confessor

Saint Aleidis of Schaarbeek (died 1250)

Blessed Flora (died 1347)

Blessed Tochumra, virgin [BLS: Kilmore, Ireland]

Blessed Tochumra, virgin [BLS: Tochumra in Munster]

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