Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 11

March 11: Independence Day in Lithuania (1990).

Prime Minister John Howard of Australia

• 1801 - Russian Tsar Paul I of Russia was assassinated, leading the way for his son Alexander I to accede the throne.

• 1917 - World War I: British forces led by Sir Stanley Maude captured Baghdad, the southern capital of the Ottoman Empire.

• 1966 - In power since World War II, President Sukarno of Indonesia was ousted by Suharto and the military.

• 1996 - John Howard (pictured) took office as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia.

• 2003 - The International Criminal Court held its inaugural session.

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