1637
Shimabara Rebellion
Siege · East Asia · 1637 – 1638
On this day
11 December
302 events in the atlas are dated to 11 December, from 1096 to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 302 events
- 1096 – 2026
The best known
From every age and part of the world1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle · North America
1974
Somali shilling
Event · Sub-Saharan Africa
1994
First Chechen War
War · Europe · 1994 – 1996
2006
Mexican drug war
War · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
2015
2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums
Election · Oceania
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 5 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 13 events- 1637Shimabara RebellionSiege · East Asia · 1637 – 1638
- 1618Truce of DeulinoTreaty · Europe
- 17111711 eruption of AwuNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
- 1572Siege of HaarlemSiege · Europe · 1572 – 1573
- 1789Founding of University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFounding · North America
- 1564Founding of Valea NandriiFounding · Europe
- 1618Founding of Valea LeurziiFounding · Europe
- 1793Battle of Quatre CheminsBattle · Europe
- 1777Battle of Matson's FordBattle · North America
- 1799Battle of Port LouisBattle
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 28 events- 1862Battle of FredericksburgBattle · North America
- 1845First Anglo-Sikh WarWar · South Asia · 1845 – 1846
- 1899Battle of MagersfonteinBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1813Treaty of ValençayTreaty · Europe
- 1816Founding of IndianaFounding · North America
- 1868St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868Treaty
- 1883Sơn Tây CampaignWar · Southeast Asia
- 1844Founding of CamdenFounding · North America
- 1822Founding of LouisaFounding · North America
- 1868Battle of AvayBattle · South America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 163 events- 1994First Chechen WarWar · Europe · 1994 – 1996
- 1974Somali shillingEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1941German declaration of war against the United StatesEvent · Europe
- 1981El Mozote massacreAttack · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1994Philippine Airlines Flight 434Attack
- 1998Thai Airways International Flight 261Accident · Southeast Asia
- 1927Guangzhou UprisingRebellion · East Asia
- 1969Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijackingAccident · East Asia
- 1978Lufthansa heistCrime · North America
- 1997Delgamuukw v. British ColumbiaEvent · North America
The 21st century
since 2001 · 93 events- 2006Mexican drug warWar · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 2008death of Caylee AnthonyNatural disaster · North America
- 20152015–2016 New Zealand flag referendumsElection · Oceania
- 2011Tropical Storm WashiEvent
- 20102010 Stockholm bombingsNatural disaster · Europe
- 20052005–06 Chilean presidential electionElection · South America
- 20182018 Strasbourg attackAttack · Europe
- 2005Buncefield fireEvent · Europe
- 2015Expedition 46Exploration · 2015 – 2016
- 2016Botroseya Church bombingAttack · North Africa
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.