On April 11, history records 42 notable events, 201 famous births and 110 deaths, spanning the years 491 to 1814.
Events on this day include: Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. (491); Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland. (1079).
Notable people born on April 11 include Septimius Severus (145), Bao Zheng (999), William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg (1184).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emperor Yang of Sui (618), Pope Donus (678), Herman I (archbishop of Cologne) (924).
Events on 11 April 42
See all →War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom
The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.
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Birthdays on 11 April 201
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Deaths on 11 April 110
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