Historical Events
- EU leaders agree to a six-month extension to Brexit after UK parliament fails to reach any consensus
Event of Interest
Ex-Pope Benedict XVI claims Catholic sexual abuse caused in part by 1960s sexual revolution
- First day of voting in Indian general elections, the world's largest democracy with 900 million eligible voters in the world's largest-ever election (till 23rd May)
- Israel's Beresheet spacecraft, the first privately-funded mission to the moon, crashes on the moon
Anti Omar al-Bashir Protest
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is overthrown and arrested by the army in Khartoum after 29 years in power following massive street protests
Event of Interest
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by police and arrested on failure to appear in court on US extradition charges
Famous Deaths
- Frances Swem Anderson, American technologist (nuclear medicine), dies at 105
- Monkey Punch [Kazuhiko Kato], Japanese manga cartoonist (Lupin III), dies of pneumonia at 81
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About April 11, 2019
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 5 years and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Old Town Road - Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
#1 Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
