This Day in History
Today: October 11, 2026
1138
A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.[1]
1142
A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
1311
The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
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.
1634
The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
1649
Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
1776
American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
1797
The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
1811
The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
1840
The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
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