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On This Day in History – April 11

What Happened on April 11?
2006 – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium
The Iranian nuclear program has become a source of great controversy. Several countries, some of them possessing nuclear weapons themselves, accuse Tehran of developing an Iranian atom bomb.
2006 – Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is arrested
Provenzano was one of Cosa Nostra's central figures. The mafioso was arrested near Corleone, Sicily after 40 years on the run.
1979 – Uganda's dictator Idi Amin is overthrown
The despot's 8-year rule was characterized by extensive human rights abuse and repression. According to estimates, hundreds of thousands were killed as a result of his actions.
1972 – The first episode of “I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue” is aired
The BBC's classic comedy show, which was chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton until his death in 2008, is one of the longest-running British radio shows of all time.
1961 – The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins
The ex-Nazi was one of the main organizers of the Holocaust, in which millions of people were slaughtered. He was hanged for war crimes in 1962.
Births on April 11
1987 – Joss Stone
English singer-songwriter, actress
1960 – Jeremy Clarkson
English journalist
1913 – Oleg Cassini
French/American fashion designer
1893 – Dean Acheson
American lawyer, politician, 51st United States Secretary of State
1722 – Christopher Smart
English actor, playwright, poet
Deaths on April 11
2013 – Maria Tallchief
American ballerina
2007 – Kurt Vonnegut
American author
1987 – Primo Levi
Italian chemist, author
1985 – Enver Hoxha
Albanian politician, Prime Minister of Albania
1983 – Dolores del Río
Mexican actress