930 CE
Sack of Mecca
Attack · Middle East
On this day
11 January
198 events in the atlas are dated to 11 January, from 930 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 198 events
- 930 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1851
Taiping Rebellion
War · East Asia · 1851 – 1864
1879
Anglo-Zulu War
War · Sub-Saharan Africa
1924
złoty
Event · Europe
1992
Algerian Civil War
Attack · North Africa · 1992 – 2002
2019
Venezuelan presidential crisis
Event · South America · 2019 – 2023
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 5 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 14 events- 16931693 Sicily earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 1790Founding of United Belgian StatesFounding · Europe
- 1782Capture of TrincomaleeBattle · South Asia
- 1693Destruction of St. Paul's Cathedral, MdinaCollapse · Europe
- 1636Founding of UrluiuFounding · Europe
- 1563Founding of CueniFounding · Europe
- 1618Founding of Valea DanuluiFounding · Europe
- 1779Founding of AmărăștiFounding · Europe
- 1794Battle of GraslaBattle · Europe
- 1747Construction of Fürstenberg ChinaConstruction · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 28 events- 1851Taiping RebellionWar · East Asia · 1851 – 1864
- 1879Anglo-Zulu WarWar · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1894Donghak Peasant RevolutionRebellion · East Asia · 1894 – 1895
- 18901890 British UltimatumEvent · Europe
- 1851Jintian UprisingBattle · East Asia
- 18971897 Qeshm Island earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 18391839 Fort-De-France earthquakeNatural disaster
- 18821882 Herzegovina uprisingRebellion · Europe
- 1814Battle of HoogstratenBattle · Europe
- 1842solar eclipse of January 11, 1842Event
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 77 events- 1924złotyEvent · Europe
- 1992Algerian Civil WarAttack · North Africa · 1992 – 2002
- 1991January EventsProtest · Europe
- 1923occupation of the RuhrEvent · Europe · 1923 – 1925
- 1942Battle of ManadoBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1913Treaty of friendship and alliance between the Government of Mongolia and TibetTreaty · Central Asia
- 1942Battle of TarakanBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1983United Airlines Flight 2885Accident · North America
- 19411941 Razih earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1995Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256Accident · South America
The 21st century
since 2001 · 74 events- 2019Venezuelan presidential crisisEvent · South America · 2019 – 2023
- 2013Operation ServalEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa · 2013 – 2014
- 20072007 Chinese anti-satellite missile testEvent · East Asia
- 20122012 Democratic Party presidential primariesElection · North America
- 20202020 Taiwanese general electionElection · East Asia
- 2018Critical Role (campaign two)Event · 2018 – 2021
- 2013Bulo Marer hostage rescue attemptEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20232023 FAA system outage in the United StatesEvent · North America
- 20242024 Iranian dhow seizureBattle
- 2021Mushoku Tensei, season 1Event
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.