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Sunflowers
Sunflowers is a world-class museum collection item preserved at National Gallery, London.
Vincent van Gogh (Oil on canvas)
Famous Pioneer Born on 6/11
Born under Gemini (♊ Gemini), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Gemini Pioneer
Historical Milestone of 6/11
On this day in history (6/11), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Eartha_Cumings Born
Eartha Cumings is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Scotland national team.
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—— Eartha_Cumings
Kai_Havertz Born
Kai Lukas Havertz is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Germany national team.
「Kai Lukas Havertz is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attac...」
—— Kai_Havertz
Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges.
Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 people, injured 684 people, and destroyed one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. A rescue worker was killed after the bombing when debris struck her head, bringing the total to 168 killed. It remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against the British supermarket chain Tesco.
From August 2000 to February 2001, a blackmailer identified by the pseudonym "Sally" threatened the British supermarket chain Tesco with bombing and harming customers if their demands were not met. The blackmailer demanded that Clubcards, modified to allow the withdrawal of cash from ATMs, be left in local newspapers. The attempted extortion started in Bournemouth, England, and led to one of the largest and most secretive operations ever undertaken by Dorset Police.
Billy_Gilmour Born
Billy Clifford Gilmour is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Scotland national team. He is considered one of Scotland's best players, particularly in relation to his passing skills and his style of midfield play.
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—— Billy_Gilmour
Katrina_Scott Born
Katrina Scott is an American tennis player.
「Katrina Scott is an American tennis player....」
—— Katrina_Scott
Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
The 2007 Chittagong mudslides occurred in the port city of Chittagong in south-eastern Bangladesh. On 11 June 2007, heavy monsoon rainfall caused mudslides that engulfed slums around the hilly areas of the city. Experts had previously warned the increasing likelihood of landslides due to the Bangladesh government's failure in curbing the illegal hill cutting taking place in Chittagong.
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimilation.
Stephen Joseph Harper is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, being the party's co-founder and serving as its first leader from 2004 to 2015. Since 2018, he has been the chairman of the International Democracy Union.
Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people.
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days of digging, only five bodies were recovered and the search was called off. Overall, 75 people were killed and 13 others were injured.
Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days of digging, only five bodies were recovered and the search was called off. Overall, 75 people were killed and 13 others were injured.
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