War · June 11, 1940

Siege of Malta

Name: Siege of Malta
Start: 1940-06-11
Location: Crown Colony of Malta

86 years ago · Crown Colony of Malta

86th anniversary

The Siege of Malta (or Battle of Malta) in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.

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The 87th anniversary falls on June 11, 2027.

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1899–1972

Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成, Kawabata Yasunari; Japanese pronunciation:, 11 June 1899 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award.

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1933–2016

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker.

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1910–1997

Jacques Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (also UK:; French:; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.

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1864–1949

Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss (German:; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. He was a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era.

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1898

Hundred Days' Reform

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1955

1955 Le Mans disaster

On 11 June 1955, a multi-vehicle collision occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans in Sarthe, France, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 82 to 84 people.

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2017

2017 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They followed the two-round presidential election won by Emmanuel Macron.

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2026

2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 19, 2026, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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