April 11
April 11 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 264 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aries.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On April 11 the Sun's declination is approximately +8.3°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a April 11.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1814 — Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to Elba under the Treaty of Fontainebleau. ↗(212 years ago)more
The Treaty of Fontainebleau was an agreement concluded in Fontainebleau, France, on 11 April 1814 between Napoleon and representatives of Austria, Russia and Prussia. The treaty was signed in Paris on 11 April by the plenipotentiaries of both sides and ratified by Napoleon on 13 April.
1945 — American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp. ↗(81 years ago)more
Buchenwald was a German Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within the Altreich territories. Many actual or suspected communists were among the first internees.
1951 — U.S. President Harry S. Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from his Korean War commands. ↗(75 years ago)more
On 11 April 1951, U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands after MacArthur made public statements that contradicted the administration's policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then commander of United Nations Command forces fighting in the Korean War, and his relief remains a con...
1970 — Apollo 13 launched on the third planned U.S. crewed lunar landing; an oxygen tank exploded en route. ↗(56 years ago)more
Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) exploded two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and life-support system.
Notable births
1827 — Jyotirao Phule, Indian social reformer. ↗(199 years ago)more
Jyotirao Phule, also known as Jyotiba Phule, was an Indian social activist, businessman, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra.
1893 — Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State. ↗(133 years ago)more
Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War.
Notable deaths
1985 — Enver Hoxha, Albanian communist leader. ↗(41 years ago)more
Enver Halil Hoxha was an Albanian communist revolutionary, statesman, and political theorist who was the leader of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 until his death, a member of its Politburo, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, and commander-in-chief of the Albanian ...
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (102) | 2 × 3 × 17 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (264) | 2^3 × 3 × 11 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 11042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +8.29° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 70 days |