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11 June 2028
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
History
2013 - Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.Greek public broadcasting corporation
History
2012 - Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.Earthquakes in Afghanistan in 2012
History
2010 - The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa.Football tournament
History
2008 - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.Head of government
History
2008 - The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.Space telescope for gamma-ray astronomy launched in 2008
History
2007 - Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.2007 natural disaster in Chittagong, Bangladesh
History
2004 - Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.Mission to Saturn (1997–2017)
History
2002 - Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.Italian inventor (1808–1889)
History
2001 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.American domestic terrorist (1968–2001)
History
1998 - Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.American information technology company (1982–2013)
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
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 18.5 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
21.09 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
10.69 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.