Historical Events -  June 11

1770: Great Barrier Reef, Captain James Cook discovered Australia.

1866: The Allahabad High Court was established, formerly known as the Agra High Court.

1964: As per Jawaharlal Nehru’s wish, the ashes of his bones were scattered all over the country.

1973: The Pennsylvania Justice Department approved a ruling that allowed women to get the license for boxing and wrestling.

1991: Microsoft released its MS-DOS 5.0 operating system.

2002: United States Congress acknowledged that Antonio Meucci was the first inventor of the telephone. 

 

Famous Birthdays – June 11

1815: Julia Margaret Cameron, a British photographer.

1894: Kiichiro Toyoda, a Japanese businessman and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda.

1897: Ram Prasad Bismil, an Indian revolutionary.

1948: Lalu Prasad, an Indian politician.

 

Death Anniversaries -  June 11

1727: George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland.

1950: Pandurang Sadashiv Sane, a Marathi author, teacher, social activist, and freedom fighter from Maharashtra, India.

1983: Ghanshyam Das Birla, a pioneering Indian businessman.

1997: Mihir Sen, an Indian long-distance swimmer, and businessman.

2000: Rajesh Pilot, an Indian politician.