What happened on November 11

69 documented historical events happened on November 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians. On the same day, in another year: War of the Third Coalition: French, Austrian and Russian units suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Dürenstein. 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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 11, including Roy Jenkins, Walter Krupinski, Terrel Bell. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 11, including Yazid I, Petronas (general), Constantine VIII. 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.

22 observances are celebrated on November 11 around the world: Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan), Children's Day (Croatia), Christian feast day: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata, Christian feast day: Martin of Tours, and its related observances., Christian feast day: Menas, Christian feast day: Mercurius (Coptic). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.