On This Day - April 11th

Featured Event:

Napoleon's abdication at Fontainebleau (1814) 🇫🇷

On this day in 1814, during the Napoleonic wars, Napoleon was facing an invasion of France by forces bent on his overthrow and, pressed by his own officers, abdicated unconditionally at Fontainebleau.

Other Events:

1815: The eruption of Mount Tambora, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in what is now Indonesia, killed about 10,000 people. 🌋

1848: Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria confirmed the March Laws, which formed the foundation of the modern state of Hungary. 🇭🇺

1961: The trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann began in Jerusalem; eight months later it ended with the only death sentence ever imposed by an Israeli court. ⚖️

1970: Apollo 13 was launched from Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida; although scheduled to be the third lunar landing, the mission was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded en route to the Moon. 🚀

Holidays:

Juan Santamaría Day 🇨🇷

World's Parkinson Day 🌍

Featured Birthdays:

1869: Kasturba Gandhi 🇮🇳 (Political Activist)

1932: Joel Grey 🇺🇸 (Actor)

1971: Oliver Riedel 🇩🇪 (Musician)

1981: Alessandra Ambrosio 🇧🇷 (Model)

Featured Deaths:

1926: Luther Burbank 🇺🇸 (Horticulturist)

1985: Enver Hoxha 🇦🇱 (Prime Minister)

2007: Kurt Vonnegut 🇺🇸 (Novelist)