On this day: November 11

Events on November 11

• 1028 Constantine VIII dies, ending his uninterrupted reign as emperor or co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire of 66 years. Wikipedia
• 1215 The Fourth Council of the Lateran meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ. Wikipedia
• 1673 Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used. Wikipedia
• 1675 Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x). Wikipedia
• 1750 Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent. Wikipedia
• 1813 War of 1812: British–Canadian forces repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal. Wikipedia
• 1865 Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company. Wikipedia
• 1880 Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne, in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve. Wikipedia
• 1889 The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States. Wikipedia
• 1918 World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne. Wikipedia
• 1923 Adolf Hitler is arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch. Wikipedia
• 1930 Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator. Wikipedia
• 1934 The Shrine of Remembrance, a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. Wikipedia
• 1934 The Shrine of Remembrance is opened in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia
• 1940 Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto. Wikipedia
• 1940 World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history. Wikipedia
• 1962 Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait. Wikipedia
• 1966 NASA launches Gemini 12. Wikipedia
• 1967 Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden. Wikipedia
• 1968 Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam. Wikipedia
• 1975 Independence of Angola. Wikipedia
• 1981 Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. Wikipedia
• 1993 A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia
• 2004 New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. Wikipedia
• 2006 Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army. Wikipedia
• 2012 A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people. Wikipedia

Born on November 11

• 1050 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1106) Wikipedia
• 1493 Paracelsus, Swiss-German physician, botanist, astrologer, and occultist (died 1541) Wikipedia
• 1748 Charles IV of Spain (died 1819) Wikipedia
• 1821 Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (died 1881) Wikipedia
• 1863 Paul Signac, French painter and educator (died 1935) Wikipedia
• 1864 Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1921) Wikipedia
• 1867 Shrimad Rajchandra, a Jain philosopher, spiritual mentor of Mahatma Gandhi (died 1901) Wikipedia
• 1869 Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (died 1947) Wikipedia
• 1882 Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (died 1973) Wikipedia
• 1885 George S. Patton, American general (died 1945) Wikipedia
• 1888 Abul Kalam Azad, Indian activist, scholar, and politician, Indian Minister of Education (died 1958) Wikipedia
• 1922 Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2007) Wikipedia
• 1925 Jonathan Winters, American actor and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia
• 1928 Edward Zorinsky, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (died 1987) Wikipedia
• 1928 Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (died 2012) Wikipedia
• 1945 Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua Wikipedia
• 1955 Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan Wikipedia
• 1960 Stanley Tucci, American actor and director Wikipedia
• 1962 Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia
• 1966 Benedicta Boccoli, Italian model and actress Wikipedia
• 1974 Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer Wikipedia
• 1983 Philipp Lahm, German footballer Wikipedia

Died on November 11

• 683 Yazid I, Muslim caliph (born 647) Wikipedia
• 1028 Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor (born 960) Wikipedia
• 1078 Udo of Nellenburg, Archbishop of Trier (during the siege of Tübingen) Wikipedia
• 1285 King Peter III of Aragon (born 1239) Wikipedia
• 1855 Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher, author, and poet (born 1813) Wikipedia
• 1880 Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger (born 1855) Wikipedia
• 1887 Haymarket affair defendants: Wikipedia
• 1917 Liliuokalani of Hawaii (born 1838) Wikipedia
• 1973 Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) Wikipedia
• 1976 Alexander Calder, American sculptor (born 1898) Wikipedia
• 2002 Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (born 1920) Wikipedia
• 2004 Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929) Wikipedia
• 2005 Peter Drucker, Austrian-American author, theorist, and educator (born 1909) Wikipedia
• 2021 F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936) Wikipedia

Holidays and observances

• Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan) Wikipedia
• Children's Day (Croatia) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Martin of Tours, and its related observances. Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Menas Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Mercurius (Coptic) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Søren Kierkegaard (Lutheran Church) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Theodore the Studite Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
• End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (France, Belgium and Serbia) Wikipedia
• End of World War I-related observances: National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 Wikipedia
• End of World War I-related observances: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada) Wikipedia
• End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States) Wikipedia
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975. Wikipedia
• Independence of Cartagena (Colombia) Wikipedia
• Lāčplēsis Day, celebrates the victory over the Bermontians at the Battle of Riga in 1919. (Latvia) Wikipedia
• Opening of carnival ("Karneval"/"Fasching"), on 11-11, at 11:11. (Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries) Wikipedia
• National Education Day (India) Wikipedia
• Republic Day (Maldives) Wikipedia
• Singles' Day (China) Wikipedia
• St. Martin's Day (Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands) Wikipedia
• Pepero Day (South Korea) and Pocky Day (Japan), both celebrating the similar dipped biscuit snacks of their respective countries. Wikipedia

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article “November 11” and the articles it links to (authors and history), retrieved 2026-10-09 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; this selection is shared under the same licence. We picked the 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths with the widest coverage across Wikipedia's language editions (counted from Wikidata) and sorted them by year; the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures.