October 11: Chinese Civil War Begins, Earthquakes and the title Defender of the Faith

On This Day in History October 11, 2020 Historical Events 1138  Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 1634  Burchardi flood - "the second Grote Mandrenke" kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany 1737  Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta, India 1797  Battle of Camperdown (Kamperduin): British navy defeats Dutch fleet 1945  Chinese civil war begins between Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party 1962  Second Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII 1986  Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Amitabh Bachchan 78th Birthday Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814) Cardi B 28th Birthday Luke Perry (1966 - 2019) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Edith Piaf (1915 - 1963) Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) More Famous Deaths October 11: Defender of the Faith Henry Rejects Rome A Pope awarded the title Defender of the Faith to King Henry VIII on this day for staunchly defending the Pontiff's values. But there was to be an ironic twist. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand