The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31โ0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by…
The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China, after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released. Date: April 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chรกvez. Nineteen protesters are killed. Date: April 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2002 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia. Date: April 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2002 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium. Date: April 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Algiers bombings: Two bombings in Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others. Date: April 11, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2007 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Kata Air Transport Flight 007 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Chiศinฤu International Airport, killing eight. Date: April 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2008 ๐ On This Day (Today)
An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus, kills 15 people and injures 204 others. Date: April 11, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake is VII (Very strong). Ten are killed, twelve are injured, and a non-destructive tsunami is observed on the island of Nias. Date: April 11, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ …
The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund is attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, Germany. Three bombs exploded as the bus ferried the team to the Westfalenstadion for the first leg of their quarter-final against Monaco. Date: April 11, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ …