February 11 Historical Events

The following events took place on February 11. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 52 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 660 BC
  Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
• 55
  Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
• 244
  Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
• 1177
  John de Courcy’s army defeats the native Dunleavey Clan in Ulster. The English establish themselves in Ulster.
• 1534
  Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
• 1626
  Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia and Patriarch Afonso Mendes declare the primacy of the Roman See over the Ethiopian Church, and Roman Catholicism the state religion of Ethiopia.
• 1659
  The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
• 1790
  The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
• 1794
  First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
• 1808
  Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
• 1812
  Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry “gerrymanders” for the first time.
• 1826
  University College London is founded under the name University of London.
• 1826
  Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within Swaminarayan Hinduism.
• 1840
  Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
• 1843
  Giuseppe Verdi’s opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.

• 1855
  Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
• 1856
  The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.
• 1858
  Bernadette Soubirous’s first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
• 1861
  American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
• 1873
  King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
• 1889
  Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first National Diet convenes in 1890.
• 1903
  Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
• 1906
  Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
• 1916
  Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
• 1919
  Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany.
• 1925
  Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, Inc. Was Founded At The College of New Jersey
• 1929
  Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
• 1937
  A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers.
• 1938
  BBC Television produces the world’s first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term “robot”.
• 1939
  A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.