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October 11th is the 284th day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day the AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed on the mall in Washington, DC; NASA successfully launched Apollo 7, the first manned space mission, and Australia's oldest university, the University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
Historical Events on October 11. Calendar. Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. 1138 Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000. 1142 Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty.
October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 81 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 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.
1899 South African Boers declare war on Great Britain. 1906 San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis. 1914 German troops occupy Ghent. 1915 Bulgarian anti-Serbian offensive begins.
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On This Day In History - October 11: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
Major Events. 1138 Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000. 1634 Burchardi flood - "the second Grote Mandrenke" kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. 1737 Earthquake reported to have killed 300,000 and destroyed half of Calcutta in India.
Discover what happened on October 11 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Today in history – which major historical events happened on October 11? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?
Occurring just one day after a smaller tremor in the area, the earthquake impacted Aleppo as well as several surrounding towns. Historians estimate that 230,000 people perished in one of the deadliest disasters of its kind in human history.