Tuesday 11 June is the 163rd day of the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of the day: Saint Barnabas
June Proverb
In San Barnabà the scythe al prà, or take the scythe, and goes to Maremma
It happened today
1903 – Serbian King Alexander I and his wife, Queen Draga, are assassinated by a group of conspirators
1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send economic aid (loan) to the Soviet Union
1955 – Le Mans disaster of 1955: with 84 victims and 120 injured it is the most serious accident in the history of motoring
1962 – John and Clarence Anglin together with Frank Morris manage to escape from Alcatraz
1963 – The governor of Alabama, George Wallace, in the doorway of the Foster Auditorium of the University of Alabama, tries to prevent the entry of two black students
1982 – The Extra-Terrestrial is released in theaters ET
1993 – Jurassic Park is released in theaters
2008 – Oslo: the Norwegian parliament approves by a large majority a law making same-sex marriage legal
Birthdays
Shia Saide LaBeouf – American actor (June 11, 1986)
Peter Dinklage – American actor (June 11, 1969)
Joshua Carter Jackson – Canadian actor (June 11, 1978)
