April 11

Today in History
• 0491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor
• 1079 - Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Boleslaw II of Poland
• 1241 - Battle of Mohi: Mongols led by Batu and Subedei defeat Hungarian King Béla IV
• 1471 - King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI
• 1564 - England and France sign Peace of Troyes
• 1677 - Battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III
• 1814 - 1st abdication of France by Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba
• 1876 - Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organizes


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Anniversary of the Battle of Rivas
• National Barbershop Quartet Day
• National Eight Track Tape Day
• National Pet Day
• National Poutine Day
• National Submarine Day
• Southland Anniversary Day
• World Parkinson’s Day

Birthdays
• 0146 - Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome (193-211)
• 1357 - John I of Portugal, king of Portugal (1383-1433)
• 1370 - Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony
• 1374 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England
• 1746 - Wentworth Cheswell, American teacher, 1st African American elected to public office
• 1755 - James Parkinson, English physician (First description of Parkinson's disease)
• 1770 - George Canning, C, British Prime Minister, 1827
• 1794 - Edward Everett, Governor of Massachusetts