Best known
Best known
Emperor Yang of Sui
Emperor of China from 604 to 618
Romanos III Argyros
Byzantine emperor from 1028 to 1034
Anawrahta
Emperor of the Bagan Dynasty, Myanmar
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
11th-century Polish Catholic bishop
Stephen IV of Hungary
King of Hungary and Croatia
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
Prince of Gwynedd from 1199 to 1240
Emperor Yang of Sui — Emperor of China from 604 to 618, who died on April 11 618.
Romanos III Argyros — Byzantine emperor from 1028 to 1034, who died on April 11 1034.
Anawrahta — Emperor of the Bagan Dynasty, Myanmar, who died on April 11 1077.
Stanislaus of Szczepanów — 11th-century Polish Catholic bishop, who died on April 11 1079.
Stephen IV of Hungary — King of Hungary and Croatia, who died on April 11 1165.
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth — Prince of Gwynedd from 1199 to 1240, who died on April 11 1240.
All entries
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- 924HHerman I (archbishop of Cologne)Archbishop of Cologne
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- 1447
Henry BeaufortEnglish bishop and statesman - 1512
Gaston of Foix, Duke of NemoursFrench nobleman and famed military commander - 1554
Thomas Wyatt the YoungerEnglish rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I - 1587
Thomas Bromley16th-century English lawyer and politician - 1609
John Lumley, 1st Baron LumleyEnglish aristocrat and art collector (c. 1533–1609) - 1612
Emanuel van MeterenFlemish historian, consul for Low Countries traders in London - 1612
Edward WightmanLast person to be burned at the stake for heresy in England - 1626
Marino GhetaldiRagusan scientist, mathematician and physicist - 1712
Richard Simon (priest)French priest - 1723
John Robinson (bishop of London)English diplomat - 1783
Nikita PaninRussian statesman - 1798
Karl Wilhelm RamlerGerman poet - 1856
Juan SantamaríaCosta Rican national hero; drummer in the Second Battle of Rivas - 1861
Francisco González BocanegraMexican poet - 1870
Justo José de UrquizaGeneral and first constitutional president of Argentina - 1873
Edward CanbyU.S. Army general & military governor - 1890DDavid de Jahacob Lopez CardozoDutch rabbi
- 1890
Joseph MerrickEnglish man with severe deformities - 1894
Constantin LipsiusGerman architect and architectural theorist - 1895
Lothar MeyerGerman physician and chemist - 1902
Wade Hampton IIIAmerican soldier and politician - 1903
Gemma GalganiItalian Catholic mystic and saint - 1906
James Anthony BaileyAmerican circus proprietor - 1906
Francis Pharcellus ChurchAmerican publisher and editor - 1908
Henry Bird (chess player)English chess player and author - 1916
Richard Harding DavisAmerican journalist, war correspondent, and fiction writer - 1918
Otto WagnerAustrian architect - 1926
Luther BurbankAmerican botanist and horticulturist - 1939
Kurtdereli MehmetTurkish wrestler - 1953KKid NicholsAmerican baseball player
- 1954
Paul SpechtAmerican dance bandleader - 1958
Konstantin YuonRussian painter - 1960
Rosa GrünbergSwedish opera singer - 1962
Ukichiro NakayaJapanese physicist and science essayist - 1962
George PoageAmerican hurdler and sprinter - 1962
Axel RevoldNorwegian painter - 1967
Thomas Farrell (United States Army officer)American general - 1967
Donald SangsterJamaican politician - 1970
Cathy O'DonnellAmerican actress
- 1970
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- 1977
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- 1981
Caroline GordonAmerican novelist - 1983
Dolores del RíoMexican actress - 1984
Edgar V. SaksEstonian historian and author - 1985
Bunny AhearneBritish ice hockey administrator and businessman - 1985
John Gilroy (artist)English artist and illustrator - 1985
Enver HoxhaLeader of Albania from 1944 to 1985 - 1987
Erskine CaldwellAmerican novelist - 1987
Primo LeviItalian Holocaust survivor and writer - 1990
Harold BallardCanadian businessman and sportsman - 1991
Walker CooperAmerican baseball player and manager - 1991
Bruno HoffmannGerman musician - 1992
James Brown (actor)American film and television actor - 1992EEve MerriamAmerican poet
- 1992
Alejandro ObregónColombian artist - 1996
Jessica DubroffAmerican pilot trainee - 1997
Muriel McQueen FergussonCanadian politician - 1997
Wang XiaoboChinese novelist and essayist - 1999WWilliam H. Armstrong (author)American children's writer
- 2000
Diana DarveyBritish actor, singer and dancer - 2001
Harry SecombeWelsh entertainer - 2003
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Lucien LaurentFrench footballer - 2006
June PointerAmerican singer - 2006
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- 2007
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- 2009
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- 2009
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- 2012
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- 2012
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- 2013
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- 2013
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- 2014
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- 2017
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- 2020
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- 2024
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122 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 11, including Emperor Yang of Sui, Romanos III Argyros, Anawrahta. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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57 documented historical events happened on April 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Anastasius I Dicorus (pictured) became the Eastern Roman emperor. On the same day, in another year: Italian War of 1542–1546: French and Spanish forces fought a massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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