Events on 11 October 45
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A peace treaty between the Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty is formally ratified when a Jin envoy visits the Song court during the Jin-Song wars.
Year 1311
The Ordinances of 1311 are published, imposing a series of regulations upon King Edward II of England by the peerage and clergy.
Year 1531
Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.
Year 1582
Due to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this date does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Year 1614
Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.
Year 1634
The Burchardi flood: "The second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
Year 1649
Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
Year 1767
Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
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Deaths on 11 October 85
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