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{{*mp}} [[1713]] – The main agreements of the '''[[Treaty of Utrecht]]''' were signed in the [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] city of [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], helping to end the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1713]] – The main agreements of the '''[[Treaty of Utrecht]]''' were signed in the [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] city of [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], helping to end the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1888]] – The '''[[Concertgebouw (Amsterdam)|Concertgebouw]]''' [[concert hall]] in [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]], was [[inaugurated]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1888]] – The '''[[Concertgebouw (Amsterdam)|Concertgebouw]]''' [[concert hall]] in [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]], was [[inaugurated]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: [[United |
{{*mp}} [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: [[United States|American]] forces liberated the '''[[Buchenwald concentration camp|Buchenwald]]''' [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] near [[Weimar]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1979]] – [[Ugandan-Tanzanian War]]: The [[Uganda National Liberation Front|Uganda National Liberation Army]] and [[Tanzania]]n forces [[Fall of Kampala|captured]]<!--Not bolded, stubby--> [[Kampala]], forcing [[President of Uganda|Ugandan President]] '''[[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]]''' to flee. |
{{*mp}} [[1979]] – [[Ugandan-Tanzanian War|Ugandan–Tanzanian War]]: The [[Uganda National Liberation Front|Uganda National Liberation Army]] and [[Tanzania]]n forces [[Fall of Kampala|captured]]<!--Not bolded, stubby--> [[Kampala]], forcing [[President of Uganda|Ugandan President]] '''[[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]]''' to flee. |
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{{*mp}} [[2002]] – In a '''[[2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]]''', members of the [[Venezuela]]n military detained [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] ''(pictured)'' and demanded his [[resignation]]. |
{{*mp}} [[2002]] – In a '''[[2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]]''', members of the [[Venezuela]]n military detained [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] ''(pictured)'' and demanded his [[resignation]]. |
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Revision as of 02:58, 11 April 2008
April 11: Juan Santamaría Day in Costa Rica.
- 1241 – Mongol invasion of Europe: Mongols led by Batu Khan and Subutai crushed the Hungarian army of King Béla IV at the Battle of Mohi near the Sajó River in Hungary.
- 1713 – The main agreements of the Treaty of Utrecht were signed in the Dutch city of Utrecht, helping to end the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1888 – The Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was inaugurated.
- 1945 – World War II: American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany.
- 1979 – Ugandan–Tanzanian War: The Uganda National Liberation Army and Tanzanian forces captured Kampala, forcing Ugandan President Idi Amin to flee.
- 2002 – In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez (pictured) and demanded his resignation.