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On June 11, 173: Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".

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Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".

The Marcomannic Wars were a series of wars lasting from about AD 166 until 180. These wars pitted the Roman Empire against principally the Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi and the Sarmatian Iazyges; there were related conflicts with several other Germanic, Sarmatian, and Gothic peoples along both sides of the whole length of the Roman Empire's northeastern European border, the river Danube.

People

Born on June 11

Katrina Scott 2004– American tennis player (born 2004)
Billy Gilmour 2001– Scottish footballer (born 2001)
Eartha Cumings 1999– Scottish footballer
Kai Havertz 1999– German footballer (born 1999)
Charlie Tahan 1998– American actor (born 1998)
Kodak Black 1997– Haitian-American rapper (born 1997)
Unai Simón 1997– Spanish footballer (born 1997)
Jorja Smith 1997– British singer (born 1997)
Philip Billing 1996– Danish footballer (born 1996)
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Ayaka Sasaki 1996– Japanese idol singer (born 1996)
Ivana Baquero 1994– Spanish actress (born 1994)
Davide Zappacosta 1992– Italian footballer (born 1992)
Kyle Troup 1991– American professional bowler (born 1991)
Christophe Lemaitre 1990– French sprinter (born 1990)
Maya Moore 1989– American basketball player (born 1989)
Jesús Fernández Collado 1988– Spanish footballer
Claire Holt 1988– Australian actress (born 1988)
Yui Aragaki 1988– Japanese actress, model, and singer (born 1988)

People

Died on June 11

Brian Wilson American musician (1942–2025)
Tony Lo Bianco American actor (1936–2024)
Howard Fineman American journalist (1948–2024)
Françoise Hardy French singer (1944–2024)
Majed Abu Maraheel Palestinian runner and footballer (1963–2024)
Hilary Devey English television personality (1957–2022)
Stella Pevsner American children's writer (1921–2020)
Billy McKee Founding member and leader of the Provisional IRA
Rudi Altig German cyclist (1937–2016)
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Ornette Coleman American jazz musician and composer (1930–2015)
Ian McKechnie Scottish footballer
Ron Moody English actor, composer, singer and writer (1924–2015)
Dusty Rhodes American professional wrestler (1945–2015)
Ruby Dee American actress (1922–2014)
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Spanish conductor and composer
Susan B. Horwitz American computer scientist, academic, educator
Mipham Chokyi Lodro 14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu lineage
Benjamin Mophatlane South African businessman

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Every June 11 on record

  1. 173 Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".

    166–180 AD series of Roman wars with Danubian tribes

    The Marcomannic Wars were a series of wars lasting from about AD 166 until 180. These wars pitted the Roman Empire against principally the Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi and the Sarmatian Iazyges; there were related conflicts with several other Germanic, Sarmatian, and Gothic peoples along both sides of the whole length of the Roman Empire's northeastern European border, the river Danube.

  2. 631 Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang.

    Emperor of China from 626 to 649

    Emperor Taizong of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty for his role in encouraging his father Li Yuan to rebel against the Sui dynasty at Jinyang in 617. Taizong subsequently played a pivotal role in defeating several of the dynasty's most dangerous opponents and solidifying its rule over China proper.

  3. 786 A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh.

    Descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad

    The Ḥasanids are the descendants of Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, brother of Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī and grandson of Muhammad. They are a branch of the Alids, and one of the two most important branches of the ashrāf.

  4. 980 Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'.

    Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015

    Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych, given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church both canonised him as Saint Vladimir.

  5. 1011 Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy.

    Historical event in the European Middle Ages

    The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1194, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern third of the Italian Peninsula, the archipelago of Malta, and parts of North Africa.

  6. 1118 Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks.
  7. 1157 Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave.
  8. 1345 The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
  9. 1429 Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.
  10. 1488 The Battle of Sauchieburn is fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
  11. 1509 Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
  12. 1559 Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sails for Florida with party of 1,500, intending to settle on gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico).
  13. 1594 Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
  14. 1702 Anglo-Dutch forces skirmish with French forces before the walls of Nijmegen and prevent its fall.
  15. 1724 Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle.
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  1. 1748 Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
  2. 1770 British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
  3. 1775 The Coronation of Louis XVI in Reims, the last coronation before the French Revolution.
  4. 1775 The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
  5. 1776 The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
  6. 1788 Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
  7. 1805 A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
  8. 1825 The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
  9. 1837 The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
  10. 1865 The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.
  11. 1892 The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
  12. 1895 Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
  13. 1898 The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
  14. 1901 The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
  15. 1903 A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga.

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