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On November 11, 308: At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

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Featured moment · 308

At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

Carnuntum was a Roman legionary fortress and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of approximately 50,000 inhabitants.

People

Born on November 11

Ben Gannon-Doak 2005– Scottish footballer (born 2005)
Oakes Fegley 2004– American actor
X González 1999– American activist and gun control advocate
Liudmila Samsonova 1998– Russian tennis player (born 1998)
Tye Sheridan 1996– American actor (born 1996)
Josh Aloiai 1995– Samoa international rugby league footballer
Yuriko Miyazaki 1995– British tennis player (born 1995)
Shin Seung-ho 1995– South Korean actor and model
Lio Rush 1994– American professional wrestler (born 1994)
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Sanju Samson 1994– Indian cricketer (born 1994)
Ellie Simmonds 1994– British Paralympic swimmer
Jamaal Lascelles 1993– English footballer
Sofía Luini 1992– Argentine tennis player
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1992– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Christa B. Allen 1991– American actress (born 1991)
Kaho Onodera 1991– Japanese curler (born 1991)
Tom Dumoulin 1990– Dutch road cyclist
James Segeyaro 1990– PNG international rugby league footballer (born 1990)

People

Died on November 11

Frank Auerbach German-born British painter (1931–2024)
John Robinson American football player and coach (1935–2024)
F. W. de Klerk President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994
Chiquito de la Calzada Spanish stand-up comedian
Victor Bailey American bass guitar player (1960–2016)
Robert Vaughn American actor (1932–2016)
Rita Gross American Buddhist feminist scholar
Nathaniel Marston American actor (1975–2015)
John Doar American lawyer (1921–2014)
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Big Bank Hank American hip hop artist (1956–2014)
Philip G. Hodge American engineer
Harry Lonsdale American scientist, businessman, and politician
Carol Ann Susi American actress (1952–2014)
John Barnhill American basketball player Domenico Bartolucci Roman Catholic cardinal (1917–2013)
Bob Beckham American country music publisher and singer (1927–2013)
John S. Dunne American priest and theologian
Atilla Karaosmanoğlu Turkish economist and politician

Timeline

Every November 11 on record

  1. 308 At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

    Ancient Roman military outpost in modern Austria

    Carnuntum was a Roman legionary fortress and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of approximately 50,000 inhabitants.

  2. 1028 Constantine VIII dies, ending his uninterrupted reign as emperor or co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire of 66 years.

    Byzantine emperor from 962 to 1028

    Constantine VIII was de jure Byzantine emperor from 962 until his death. He was the younger son of Emperor Romanos II and Empress Theophano. He was nominal co-emperor from 962, successively with his father; stepfather, Nikephoros II Phokas; uncle, John I Tzimiskes; and brother, Basil II.

  3. 1100 Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside; Matilda is crowned on the same day.

    King of England from 1100 to 1135

    Henry I, also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, thereby leaving Henry landless.

  4. 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.

    1213 encumenical council

    The Fourth Council of the Lateran or Lateran IV was convoked by Pope Innocent III in April 1213 and opened at the Lateran Palace in Rome on 11 November 1215. Due to the great length of time between the council's convocation and its meeting, many bishops had the opportunity to attend this council, which is considered by the Catholic Church to be the twelfth ecumenical council.

  5. 1500 Treaty of Granada: Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.

    Partition of Kingdom of Naples between France and Aragon

    The Treaty of Granada (1500), signed on 11 November 1500, was a secret treaty between Ferdinand II of Aragon and Louis XII of France, in which they agreed to partition the Kingdom of Naples. Drawn up in the context of the wider Italian Wars, the disputes between the Hispanic Kingdoms and France led to the treaty's collapse in 1503.

  6. 1572 Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
  7. 1620 The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
  8. 1634 Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.
  9. 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.
  10. 1675 Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x).
  11. 1724 Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
  12. 1750 Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
  13. 1750 The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
  14. 1778 Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
  15. 1805 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein: Eight thousand French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
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  1. 1813 War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
  2. 1831 In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.
  3. 1839 The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
  4. 1855 A powerful earthquake occurs in Edo, Japan, causing considerable damage in the Kantō region from the shaking and subsequent fires. It had a death toll of 7,000–10,000 people and destroyed around 14,000 buildings.
  5. 1865 Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
  6. 1869 The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
  7. 1880 Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
  8. 1887 Four convicted anarchists were executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
  9. 1889 The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
  10. 1911 Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
  11. 1918 World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
  12. 1918 Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland – symbolic first day of Polish independence.
  13. 1918 Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.
  14. 1919 The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.
  15. 1919 Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.

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