What Happened This Day In History April 11

1512		The forces of the Holy League are heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna.
1713		The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession. France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain.
1783		After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March, Congress proclaims a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.
1814		Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1898		American President William McKinley asks Congress for declaration of war with Spain.
1941		Germany bombers blitz Conventry, England.
1942		Detachment 101 of the OSS–a guerrilla force–is activated in Burma.
1945		After two frustrating days of being repulsed and absorbing tremendous casualties, the Red Army finally takes the Seelow Heights north of Berlin.
1951		President Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
1961		Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of war crimes during WWII.
1961		Folk singer Bob Dylan performs in New York City for the first time, opening for John Lee Hooker.
1968		President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
1974		The Judiciary committee subpoenas President Richard Nixon to produce tapes for impeachment inquiry.
1981		President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after recovery from an assassination attempt.
1986		Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop around the world in 150 days.
1991		The U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq.
1996		Forty-three African nations sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty.
Born on April 11
1370		Frederick I, elector of Saxony.
1722		Christopher Smart, English poet.
1755		James Parkinson, English physician.
1770		George Canning, British prime minister (1827).
1794		Edward Everett, governor of Massachusetts, statesman and orator.
1862		Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1893		Dean G. Acheson, U.S. secretary of state (1949-53) who helped create NATO.
1901		Glenway Wescott, writer.
1925		Ethel Kennedy, wife of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
1932		Joel Grey (Joe Katz), actor.
1941		Ellen Goodman, Pultizer Prize-winning columnist.
1950		Bill Irwin, actor and choreographer.