Did you know
Joss Stone's second album, Mind Body & Soul (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart and spawned the top-ten single "You Had Me", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date.
Famous Birthdays on April 11
1987 — Joss Stone
English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed]
April 11 has 226 recorded notable births across history, from 145 to 2014. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on April 11
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- 1814 The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. Source
- 1968 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Source
- 1921 Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan. Source
- 1713 France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Utrecht, bringing an end to the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War). Britain accepts Philip V as King of Spain, while Philip renounces any claim to the French throne. Source
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Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.
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Thus, while most singers in Hindi cinema became playback singers, Saigal was not.
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In December 2004 he was named the captain of the Red Sox, only their fourth captain since 1923.
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However, he predeceased Richard II by two years, albeit leaving issue, in whose line the claim to the crown continued.
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Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1980
Mark Teixeira
American baseball player
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1904
K. L. Saigal
Indian singer and actor (died 1947)
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1972
Jason Varitek
American baseball player and manager
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1374
Roger Mortimer
4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (died 1398)
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1974
Àlex Corretja
Spanish tennis player and coach
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1644
Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours
Duchess of Savoy (died 1724)
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1976
Kotomitsuki Keiji
Japanese sumo wrestler
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1983
Jennifer Heil
Canadian skier
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1864
Johanna Elberskirchen
German author and activist (died 1943)
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1878
Percy Lane Oliver
British pioneer of volunteer blood donation (died 1944)
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1856
Arthur Shrewsbury
English cricketer and rugby player (died 1903)
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1974
David Jassy
Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
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1970
Trevor Linden
Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1964
Steve Azar
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1973
Jennifer Esposito
American actress and writer
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1974
Trot Nixon
American baseball player and sportscaster
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1910
António de Spínola
Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (died 1996)
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1950
Bill Irwin
American actor and clown
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1974
Tom Thacker
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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