Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for June 11th: https://ko-fi.com/Post/June-11-E1E31GMJ32
Bummer June 11th
June 11, 1955: The 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race turns disastrous when Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes-Benz rear-ends Lance Macklin’s Austin-Healey. Macklin had swerved in front of Levegh to avoid hitting a third driver. The Mercedes-Benz leapfrogs over the Austin-Healey, flies over an earthen barrier, strikes the spectator area twice (breaking apart in the process), and comes to land on the barrier. In the process, Levegh is thrown from his car onto the track and killed instantly.
83 spectators are killed in the accident. An additional 120 people are injured. Levegh’s car burns for hours after the crash; its body is made with magnesium. Water poured on the car by rescue workers intensifies the magnesium fire. Among the injured are spectators burned by the magnesium sparks.
June 11, 1979: Marion Morrison, who acted under the stage name John Wayne, dies of stomach cancer at the age of 72.
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