This day in History - December 11

351 Historic Events for December 11
384 Event St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
711 Death Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42
1282 Death Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies
1282 Death Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
1419 Event Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence
1475 Birth Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)
1477 Event Duchess Maria van Bourgondi‰ ends Great Privilegie
1524 Death Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake
1566 Birth Manuel Cardoso, composer
1572 Event Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
1573 Death Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
1582 Death Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75
1595 Death Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
1610 Death Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32
1610 Death Forges Dimitri 2, czar of Russia, murdered
1618 Event Russia and Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino
1620 Event 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS)
1665 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
1676 Birth Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer
1686 Death Louis II Cond‚, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
1688 Event King James II arrested
1710 Event Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)
1712 Birth Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
1718 Death Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
1718 Event Battle at Frederikshall Norway