Births on April 11

Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (d. 2011)

Bernd Eichinger (German: [bɛʁnt ˈaɪ.̯çɪŋ.ɐ] (listen); 11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011) was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter.

1 Apr

Communist Party of China
Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
20 Jul

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
1 Oct

Mao Zedong
The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
2 Oct

Mao Zedong
The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
14 Oct

People's Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.