Home /calendar /june /June 11, 1488On June 11, 1488 in Celtic HistoryBattle of sauchieburn during which king james iii died attempting to subdue a group of rebel barons.Share : More From This Daycalendar 1975First oil pumped ashore from British oilfields in the North Sea.June 11, 1975calendar 1930Empress of Britain launched from Clydebank by the Prince of Wales.June 11, 1930calendar 1919Birth of actor Richard Todd - in Dublin. In 1950, he wins a Golden Globe Award (“Most Promising Newcomer”) for his performance in the film “The Hasty Heart” (1949). The film also earns him an Academy Award Nomination for “Best Actor”June 11, 1919calendar 1912Mary Lavin, generally acknowledged as one of Irelands greatest short story writers, is born in Massachusetts, the only child of Irish parentsJune 11, 1912calendar 1903Thomas Sloan and others found the Independent Orange Order in BelfastJune 11, 1903calendar 1862Violet Martin (pen-name Martin Ross; writer, sometimes in partnership with her cousin Edith Somerville) is born in Ross House, Co. GalwayJune 11, 1862calendar 1798In Co. Wexford, the Rebel southern division moves camp from Slievecoilte to Lacken Hill. In Co. Down, the Main rebel army moves from Saintfield to BallynahinchJune 11, 1798calendar 1690William of Orange departs for IrelandJune 11, 1690calendar 1560Marie of Guise, widow of King James V and Queen Regent of Scotland, died.June 11, 1560calendar 1534Revolt in Ireland of Silken Thomas FitzgeraldJune 11, 1534
