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Who died on December 11

95 figures who shaped history died on December 11.

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Pope Damasus I — Head of the Catholic Church from 366 to 384, who died on December 11 384.

Nikephoros II Phokas — Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969, who died on December 11 969.

Averroes — Andalusian Muslim polymath, who died on December 11 1198.

Ögedei Khan — Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241, who died on December 11 1241.

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd — Prince of Gwynedd from 1255 to 1282, who died on December 11 1282.

Michael VIII Palaiologos — Byzantine emperor from 1261 to 1282, who died on December 11 1282.

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Who died on December 11?

95 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 11, including Pope Damasus I, Nikephoros II Phokas, Averroes. 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.

What happened on December 11?

64 documented historical events happened on December 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by his guards, beginning the Anarchy at Samarra. On the same day, in another year: A crowd of 1,500 people presented the Root and Branch petition to the Long Parliament, calling for abolishing the episcopacy of the Church of England. 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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