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Today in History for 11th April 2024
Historical Events1471 - Wars of the Roses: King Edward IV of England seizes London from Henry VI1907 - New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards1926 - Flemish Economic Covenant (VEV) forms in Ghent1939 - Hungary leaves League of Nations1957 - Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule1991 - Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) lands at Edwards Air Force Base‚ CaliforniaMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1919 - Raymond Carr‚ English historian and warden (St Antony';s College Oxford)‚ born in Bath‚ Somerset‚ England (d. 2015)1930 - Joseph Burnett-Stuart‚ CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings)1937 - Jill Gascoine‚ British stage and pioneering TV actress (The Gentle Touch - ";Maggie Forbes";)‚ and novelist‚ born in Lambeth‚ London‚ England (d. 2020)1966 - Lisa Stansfield‚ English pop singer (";Around the World";)‚ born in Manchester‚ England1971 - Oliver Riedel‚ German musician (Rammstein)‚ born in Schwerin‚ Germany1974 - Alex Corretja‚ Spanish tennis player (Tour Finals 1998; Davis Cup 2000)‚ born in Barcelona‚ SpainMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1240 - Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great‚ monarch of Wales (1194-1240)‚ dies1626 - Marin Getaldi‚ Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)1810 - Jakob Zupan‚ Slovenian composer‚ dies at 751853 - Louis-Emmanuel Jadin‚ French pianist‚ music director‚ and composer‚ dies at 842007 - Janet McDonald‚ American novelist (b. 1954)2010 - Jean Boiteux‚ French swimmer (Olympic gold 400m freestyle‚ bronze 4200m freestyle 1952)‚ dies after falling off a tree at 76More Famous Deaths