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11 June 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people.Earthquakes in Afghanistan in 2012
Anniversary
2008 - Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimilation.Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015
Anniversary
2007 - Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh.2007 natural disaster in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Anniversary
2001 - 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.American domestic terrorist (1968–2001)
Anniversary
2001 - Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against the British supermarket chain Tesco.2000–2001 blackmail of British retailer
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
2004 - Katrina Scott, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 2004)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Bajrakitiyabha, Thai royal, daughter of Vajiralongkorn (born 1978)Thai princess (1978–2026)
Died
2025 - Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)American musician (1942–2025)
Died
2024 - Howard Fineman, American journalist (born 1948)American journalist (1948–2024)
Died
2024 - Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1944)French singer (1944–2024)
Died
2024 - Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963)Palestinian runner and footballer (1963–2024)
Died
2022 - Hilary Devey, English businesswoman, television presenter (born 1957)English television personality (1957–2022)
Died
2020 - Stella Pevsner, children's author (born 1921)American children's writer (1921–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.5 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
21.05 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Leo
21.07 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.