Historical Events for 11th April 2024
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Historical Events for 11th April 2024

1471 - Wars of the Roses: King Edward IV of England seizes London from Henry VI1933 - Hermann Goering becomes Premier of Prussia1936 - George Abbott‚ Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart';s musical ";On Your Toes";‚ choreographed by George Balanchine‚ and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva‚ opens at the Imperial Theatre (later transfers to Majestic)‚ NYC; runs for 515 performances1961 - 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St Louis Hawks‚ 4 games to 11961 - Trial of Adolf Eichmann for war crimes in World War II begins in Jerusalem‚ Israel1972 - Benjamin Hooks named to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)‚ 1st African-American to serve1974 - WW II war criminal JP Philippa arrested1981 - Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight boxing title1993 - 57th US Masters Tournament‚ Augusta National GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins his second green jacket by 4 strokes from Chip Beck2023 - Myanmar military kill at least 133 civilians‚ including children‚ in an airstrike on Kanbalu township in an area not under control of the military juntaMore Historical Events