Events on 11 January 41
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Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
Year 947
Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin.
Year 1759
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
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Birthdays on 11 January 217
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Theodosius I
b. 347 – d. 395
Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)
Abd-ar-Rahman III
b. 889 – d. 961
Abd-ar-Rahman III, first Caliph of Córdoba (d. 961)
Wang Chongyang
b. 1113 – d. 1170
Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (b. 1113)
Möngke Khan
b. 1209 – d. 1259
Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1208)
Emperor Kōmyō
b. 1322 – d. 1380
Kōmyō, emperor of Japan (b. 1322)
Emperor Go-En'yū
b. 1359 – d. 1393
Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (b. 1359)
Michele of Valois
b. 1395 – d. 1422
Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
Parmigianino
b. 1503 – d. 1540
Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1503)
William Strode (of Barrington)
b. 1589 – d. 1666
William Strode, English politician (d. 1666)
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
b. 1591 – d. 1646
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (b. 1591)
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Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw
b. 1624 – d. 1680
Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (d. 1680)
John Rogers (Harvard)
b. 1630 – d. 1684
John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic (d. 1684)
Deaths on 11 January 128
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Pope Hyginus
d. 140 (b. 74)
Pope Hyginus, Bishop of Rome (b. 74)
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Pope John VI
d. 705 (b. 655)
Pope John VI (b. 655)
Emperor Kōnin
d. 782 (b. 709)
Emperor Kōnin of Japan (b. 709)
Staurakios
d. 812
Staurakios, Byzantine emperor
Michael I Rangabe
d. 844 (b. 770)
Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
Boso of Provence
d. 887
Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman
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Empress Cao (Li Siyuan's wife)
d. 937
Cao, empress of Later Tang
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Li Chongmei
d. 937
Li Chongmei, prince of Later Tang
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Li Congke
d. 937 (b. 885)
Li Congke, emperor of Later Tang (b. 885)
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Empress Liu (Li Congke's wife)
d. 937
Liu, empress of Later Tang
Constantine IX Monomachos
d. 1055 (b. 1000)
Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1000)
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Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
d. 1068
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen