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简体中文 Historical Events on April 11
1727
Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
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1951
Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
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1968
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
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2002
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
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Famous Birthdays on April 11
1862Charles Evans Hughes
1960Jeremy Clarkson
1982Ian Bell
1987Joss Stone
Famous Deaths on April 11
1890Joseph Merrick
1983Dolores del Río
1985Enver Hoxha
2007Kurt Vonnegut