What Happened on June 11, 2008

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official historic apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century

22nd Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper

Famous Deaths

Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey defenseman (World C'ship gold 1976, 77; Olympic silver 1976; Philadelphia Flyers, TJ Motor České Budějovice), dies from throat cancer at 56
Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1938)
Võ Văn Kiệt, former prime minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)

Died in 2008 2008 Highlights