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On This Day

April 11

Louie Louie Day

Eight Track Day

1909 Tel Aviv is founded

1961 The Boston Celtics win the NBA Championship over the St. Louis Hawks

1963 Buddy Rogers becomes the first WWWF World Heavyweight Championship now know as WWE Champion.

1970 NASA Launches the space shuttle Apollo 13 from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

1981 Larry Holmes defeats Trevor Berbick for the WBC Title at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

1989 In a NHL playoff game between The Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals goaltender Ron Hextall scores an empty net goal.

1997 Anaconda is released in theatres starring Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight & ICE-CUBE directed by Luis Llosa

1999 At Spring Stampede Diamond Dallas Page wins the WCW World Heavyweight Title in a Fatal 4 Way match over Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair & Sting with Randy Savage as special guest referee.

2011 Joe Dirt his movie theaters starring David Spade.

2011 On Monday Night Raw Brie Bella wins the WWE Divas Championship over Eve Torres.

Happy Birthday

1916 Howard W. Koch film producer of Airplane, Ghost

1928 Ethel Kennedy

1930 Anton LaVey founder of the church of Satan

1943 Harley Race wrestling legend

1955 Neville Staple ska Reggae artist in the band The Specials & Special Beat



1966 Lisa Stansfield singer actress



1969 Dustin Patrick Runnels aka GoldDust WWE Wrestler 2 x WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 3 x WWF Intercontinental Championship

1970 Trevor Linden NHL hockey player

1970 Whigfield musician

1974 David Banner Rapper

1979 Sebastien Grainger in the band Death From Above



1981 Alessandra Ambrosio Victoria Secret Model

1984 Keli Brianne Garner actress in The Aviator, Bully

1987 Michelle Phan blogger

1994 Dakota Blue Richards actress

1995 Shirin David Instagram Star

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