WHAT HAPPENED ON 11. NOVEMBER
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At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to restore order to the Roman Empire. (11. November 308)

Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. (11. November 1100)

The Fourth Lateran Council meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ. (11. November 1215)

Treaty of Granada – Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them. (11. November 1500)

The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. (11. November 1620)

Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery. (11. November 1634)

Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used. (11. November 1673)

Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x). (11. November 1675)

Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. (11. November 1724)

Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent. (11. November 1750)

The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity. (11. November 1750)

Cherry Valley Massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers. (11. November 1778)

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force. (11. November 1805)

War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm – British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign. (11. November 1813)

In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising. (11. November 1831)

The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia. (11. November 1839)

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south. (11. November 1864)

Treaty of Sinchula is signed by which Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company. (11. November 1865)

The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations. (11. November 1869)

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol. (11. November 1880)

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