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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689" title="1689">1689</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">William III</a></b> and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II" title="Mary II">Mary II</a></b> were crowned joint sovereigns of England in a ceremony at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey" title="Westminster Abbey">Westminster Abbey</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1809" title="1809">1809</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>: A hastily assembled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> fleet launched <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Basque_Roads" title="Battle of the Basque Roads">an assault</a></b> against the main strength of the French Atlantic Fleet; an incomplete victory led to political turmoil in Britain.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a> – U.S. president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_of_Douglas_MacArthur" title="Relief of Douglas MacArthur">relieved</a></b> General of the Army <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> of his commands for making public statements about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> that contradicted the administration's policies.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001" title="2001">2001</a> – In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2002 FIFA World Cup qualification">a FIFA World Cup qualifying match</a>, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_31%E2%80%930_American_Samoa" title="Australia 31–0 American Samoa">Australia defeated American Samoa <span class="nowrap">31–0</span></a></b>, the largest margin of victory recorded in international <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_III_Argyros" title="Romanos III Argyros">Romanos III Argyros</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1034); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewelina_Ha%C5%84ska" title="Ewelina Hańska">Ewelina Hańska</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1882); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Linden" title="Trevor Linden">Trevor Linden</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1970)</p>
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