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On October 11, 1138: A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.

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Featured moment · 1138

A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.

The 1138 Aleppo earthquake was among the deadliest earthquakes in history. Its name was taken from the city of Aleppo, in northern Syria, where the most casualties were sustained. The earthquake also caused damage and chaos to many other places in the area around Aleppo.

People

Born on October 11

Maja Chwalińska 2001– Polish tennis player (born 2001)
Daniel Maldini 2001– Italian footballer (born 2001)
Jacob Preston 2001– Australian rugby league footballer
Chu Ye-jin 2001– South Korean actress (born 2001)
Leicester Fainga'anuku 1999– NZ rugby union player (born 1999)
Keldon Johnson 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)
Rhea Ripley 1996– Australian professional wrestler (born 1996)
Arman Tsarukyan 1996– Armenian mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and freestyle wrestler (born 1996)
Nicolás Jarry 1995– Chilean tennis player (born 1995)
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Clésio Baúque 1994– Mozambican footballer (born 1994)
Zior Park 1994– South Korean rapper (born 1994)
T. J. Watt 1994– American football player (born 1994)
Brandon Flynn 1993– American actor (born 1993)
Hardik Pandya 1993– Indian cricketer (born 1993)
Cardi B 1992– American rapper (born 1992)
Christian Davis 1992– English cricketer (born 1992)
Riffi Mandanda 1992– Footballer (born 1992)
Ligi Sao 1992– Samoa international rugby league footballer

People

Died on October 11

Diane Keaton American actress (1946–2025)
Jamaluddin Hossain Bangladeshi actor (1943–2024)
Angela Lansbury British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
Alexei Leonov Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019)
Clifford Husbands Barbadian judge
Dean Chance American baseball player (1941–2015)
Anita Cerquetti Italian singer
Carmelo Simeone Argentine association footballer
Bob Such Australian politician
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María de Villota Spanish racing driver
Erich Priebke German SS police commander (1913–2013)
Avrohom Genachowsky Israeli rabbi (1936–2012)
Helmut Haller German footballer (1939–2012)
Edward Kossoy Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913)
Édgar Negret Colombian sculptor
Champ Summers American baseball player (1946–2012)
Angelo DiGeorge American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922)
Halit Refiğ Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer

Timeline

Every October 11 on record

  1. 1138 A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.

    12th-century earthquake in Syria

    The 1138 Aleppo earthquake was among the deadliest earthquakes in history. Its name was taken from the city of Aleppo, in northern Syria, where the most casualties were sustained. The earthquake also caused damage and chaos to many other places in the area around Aleppo.

  2. 1142 A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.

    1141 peace treaty between Jin and Southern Song

    The Treaty of Shaoxing was the agreement and truce that ended the protracted military conflicts between the Jin dynasty and the Southern Song dynasty. It also legally drew up the boundaries of the two countries and forced the Song dynasty to renounce all claims to its former territories north of the Qinling Huaihe Line, which included its former capital of Kaifeng. Emperor Gaozong of Song subsequently executed the anti-Jin faction general Yue Fei after the treaty.

  3. 1311 The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.

    Country within the United Kingdom

    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west.

  4. 1614 The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.

    Chartered company of Dutch merchants (1600s)

    New Netherland Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants.

  5. 1634 The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.

    Storm tide that struck 17th century North Frisia and Dithmarschen

    The Burchardi flood was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia, Dithmarschen and southwest Jutland on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattered the coastline and caused thousands of deaths and catastrophic material damage. Much of the island of Strand washed away, forming the islands Nordstrand, Pellworm and several halligen.

  6. 1649 Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
  7. 1776 American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
  8. 1797 The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
  9. 1811 The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
  10. 1840 The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
  11. 1852 The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
  12. 1862 American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
  13. 1865 Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
  14. 1890 In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
  15. 1899 The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
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  1. 1906 San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
  2. 1910 Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
  3. 1912 First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  4. 1918 The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
  5. 1937 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.
  6. 1941 Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
  7. 1942 World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
  8. 1944 The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
  9. 1950 CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
  10. 1954 In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
  11. 1958 NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
  12. 1962 The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
  13. 1968 NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
  14. 1976 George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
  15. 1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.

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