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Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian-American actress.
Famous Birthdays on June 11
1988 — Claire Holt
Australian actress
June 11 has 158 recorded notable births across history, from 1403 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 11
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- 1963 John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. Source
- 1776 American Revolution: The Second Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence. Source
- 2002 Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. Source
- 1987 Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. Source
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With the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player to be named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times.
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The former received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), while the latter received platinum certification; "No Flockin" marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 two years later as a sleeper hit.
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A high-profile lesbian writer in Paris during the Belle Époque era, she is widely considered to be one of the first noteworthy lesbian poets of the twentieth century.
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Millicent Fawcett campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), explaining, "I cannot say I became a suffragist.
More major people born on June 11
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1956
Joe Montana
American football player and sportscaster
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
1997
Kodak Black
American rapper
Bill Kahan Kapri, known professionally as Kodak Black, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter.
1877
Renée Vivien
English-French poet and author (died 1909)
Renée Vivien was a British poet who wrote in the French language.
1847
Millicent Fawcett
English academic and activist (died 1929)
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political activist and writer.
1932
Athol Fugard
South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025)
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director.
1926
Carlisle Floyd
American composer and educator (died 2021)
Carlisle Sessions Floyd was an American composer primarily known for his operas.
1876
Alfred L. Kroeber
American-French anthropologist and ethnologist (died 1960)
Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Columbia.
1965
Georgios Bartzokas
Greek former professional basketball player
Georgios Bartzokas is a Greek former professional basketball player, and the current head basketball coach for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague.
1889
Hugo Wieslander
Swedish decathlete (died 1976)
Karl Hugo Wieslander was a Swedish athlete. He set the inaugural world record in the pentathlon in Gothenburg in 1911 with a score of 5516 points.
1963
Sandra Schmirler
Canadian curler and sportscaster (died 2000)
Sandra Marie Schmirler was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships.
1974
Fragiskos Alvertis
Greek basketball player, coach, and manager
Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens.
1704
Carlos Seixas
Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (died 1742)
José António Carlos de Seixas was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century.
1930
Charles Rangel
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2025)
Charles Bernard Rangel was an American politician who served as U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years.
1982
Diana Taurasi
American basketball player
Diana Lorena Taurasi is an Argentine and American former professional basketball player.
1818
Alexander Bain
Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1903)
Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral philosophy and education…
1948
Lynsey de Paul
English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, cartoonist and actress (died 2014)
Lynsey de Paul was an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
1741
Joseph Warren
American physician and general (died 1775)
Joseph Warren, was an American Founding Father and physician who was one of the most important figures in the Patriot movement in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President…
1939
Rachael Heyhoe Flint
Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (died 2017)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, was an English cricketer, businesswoman, and philanthropist.
1696
James Francis Edward Keith
Scottish-Prussian field marshal (died 1758)
James Francis Edward Keith was a Scottish-born army officer and Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain.