On October 11, history records 45 notable events, 195 famous births and 85 deaths, spanning the years 1138 to 1767.
Events on this day include: A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo. (1138); 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. (1142).
Notable people born on October 11 include Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France (1492), Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (1552-1553) (1552), Andreas Gryphius (1616).
Notable figures who died on this day include Bruno the Great (965), Sima Guang (1086), William I, Count of Boulogne (1159).
Events on 11 October 45
See all →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.
The Ordinances of 1311 are published, imposing a series of regulations upon King Edward II of England by the peerage and clergy.
Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.
Due to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this date does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.
The Burchardi flood: "The second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
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.
Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 4
Birthdays on 11 October 195
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Deaths on 11 October 85
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