APRIL 11 HISTORY

April 11, 1938 - Jill Gascoigne, British actress
April 11, 1770 - George Canning, Former British Prime Minister
April 11, 1819 - Charles Halle, Pianist & conductor
April 11, 1908 - Dan Maskell, Tennis player/commentator/coach
April 11, 1966 - Lisa Stansfield, Singer
April 11, 1933 - Joel Grey, American actor & singer
April 11, 1985 - A bomb exploded in Columbo, Sri Lanka, shorty before PM Margaret Thatcher arrived on a visit
April 11, 1983 - The British film 'Ghandi' won a total of eight Oscars
April 11, 1970 - The American Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched to the Moon
April 11, 1951 - General MacArthur was relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea
April 11, 1945 - At the end of World War 2, the Red army entered the Austrian city of Vienna
April 11, 1941 - Belgrade, in Yugoslavia, was occupied by German forces during World War 2
April 11, 1929 - The cartoon character 'Popeye' made his film debut
April 11, 1855 - The first pillar boxes in London were erected, which were painted green
April 11, 1814 - Former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba