June 11

Previously in this Month 1 june 10 june. 

world history.

Let us look at some of the key moments that took place on this day:

1184: According to calculations by Greek Mathematician Eratosthenes, the city of Troy was sacked and burned during the Trojan War
1429: The Battle of Jargeau under the Hundred Years' War started
1572: English dramatist Ben Jonson was born
1578: Sir Humphrey Gilbert was granted a patent by England to explore and colonise North America
1742: The 'Franklin Stove' was invented by Benjamin Franklin.
He dies at age of 84 in 1787.

1770: The Great Barrier Reef in Australia was discovered by British explorer James Cook


1825: The first linchpin for Fort Hamilton was laid in New York
1892: The 'Limelight Department' was amongst the first film studios of the world and was set up in Australia by The Salvation Army
1921: Brazil adopted the Women's Suffrage
1951: Mozambique became an oversea province of Portugal
1959: English actor and comedian Hugh Laurie was born. He was best known for playing the lead in the TV series 'House

1970: Libya celebrated their first 'American Evacuation Day'
Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north,

1979: US actor, director and producer John Wayne died. His films were box office hits and was also the recipient of the Academy Award
1987: Margaret Thatcher became the first British PM, in 160 years, to win third consecutive term

In the year 1991, Microsoft released its MS DOS 5.0 operating system.
Founded on 4 April 1975 by Bill gates and Paul Allen.



2002: The US Congress acknowledged Antonio Meucci as the first inventor of telephone
2003 - Ethiopia Oldest Known Human Fossils Found 
Scientists have found the oldest known human fossilized skulls dated around 160,000 years old in the Afar region of Ethiopia. 

2009 - World H1N1 influenza strain
2009 : The World Health Organization declares H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as "swine flu", as a global pandemic. Due to it's highly contagious nature spreading from human to human.