Events on 11 July 64
See all →Year 472
After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.
Year 813
Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius).
Year 911
Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
Year 1174
Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
Year 1302
Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army.
Year 1346
Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.
Birthdays on 11 July 192
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Bardaisan
b. 154 – d. 222
Bardaisan, Syrian astrologer, scholar, and philosopher (d. 222)
Robert the Bruce
b. 1274 – d. 1329
Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (d. 1329)
William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg
b. 1406 – d. 1482
William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (d. 1482)
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Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
b. 1459 – d. 1527
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, German nobleman (d. 1527)
Robert Greene (dramatist)
b. 1558 – d. 1592
Robert Greene, English author and playwright (b. 1558)
Luis de Góngora
b. 1561 – d. 1627
Luis de Góngora, Spanish cleric and poet (d. 1627)
Kenelm Digby
b. 1603 – d. 1665
Kenelm Digby, English astrologer, courtier, and diplomat (d. 1665)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
b. 1628 – d. 1701
Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyo (d. 1701)
Sarah Good (Salem witch trials)
b. 1653 – d. 1692
Sarah Good, American woman accused of witchcraft (d. 1692)
Frederick I of Prussia
b. 1657 – d. 1713
Frederick I of Prussia (d. 1713)
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
b. 1662 – d. 1726
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1726)
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius
b. 1709 – d. 1785
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1785)
Deaths on 11 July 88
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Anthemius
d. 472 (b. 420)
Anthemius, Roman emperor (b. 420)
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Rudolph II of Burgundy
d. 937 (b. 880)
Rudolph II of Burgundy (b. 880)
Olga of Kiev
d. 969 (b. 890)
Olga of Kiev (b. 890)
Amalric I of Jerusalem
d. 1174 (b. 1136)
Amalric I of Jerusalem (b. 1136)
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1183 (b. 1117)
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1117)
Robert II, Count of Artois
d. 1302 (b. 1250)
Robert II, Count of Artois (b. 1250)
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Pierre Flotte
d. 1302
Pierre Flotte, French politician and lawyer
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg
d. 1344
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (b. c. 1286)
Anna von Schweidnitz
d. 1362 (b. 1339)
Anna von Schweidnitz, empress of Charles IV (b. 1339)
Nicole Oresme
d. 1382 (b. 1325)
Nicole Oresme, French philosopher (b. 1325)
Barbara of Cilli
d. 1451
Barbara of Cilli, Slovenian noblewoman
Mino da Fiesole
d. 1484
Mino da Fiesole, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1429)