Ice hockey: The 2007 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. The inaugural matchup features the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Ten nations deposit their ratifications for the International Criminal Court at a United Nations ceremony, bringing the total to 66, well above the 60 needed to bring the Statute into force. The ICC will therefore come into force on 1 July 2002.
Former SS Captain Erich Priebke is retried on July 22 he is sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Fire breaks out in a pilgrim c on the Plain of Mena, from Mecca 343 die.
Thursday, April 11, 1996
In reaction to the Qana Massacre, an Islamist group in Egypt open fire on a hotel, killing 18 Greek tourists and injuring 17 others.
Qana Massacre: Over 100 Lebanese civilians are killed after Israel shells the UN compound in Qana.
The Israeli government launches Operation Grapes of Wrath, consisting of massive attacks on Lebanon, in retaliation for prior terrorist attacks, and sparking off a violent series of retaliations.
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: An estimated 51 tornadoes (47 confirmed) hit in 6 Midwestern states, killing between 256 to 271 people and injuring some 1,500 more.
This day was denoted as the most boring day in the 20th century by True Knowledge, an answer engine developed by William Tunstall-Pedoe.ref name=boring
The first Butlins holiday c opens at Skegness. It was officially opened by Amy Johnson from Hull, who was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
Second Treaty of Utrecht between Britain and France ends the War of the Spanish Succession.ref name=Pocket Date Book France cedes Newfoundland, Acadia, Hudson Bay and St Kitts to Britain.ref name=Cassell's Chronology/
Williamite War in Ireland: Siege of Derry: James II arrives at the gates of Derry and asks for its surrender, which is refused by the Protestant defenders.
Sunday, April 11, 1677
Battle of Cassel: Philippe I, Duke of Orléans defeats William of Orange.
