Today is Wednesday, January 11, the 11th day of 2017. There are 354 days left in the year.
1158 — Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
1558 — Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1569 — First recorded lottery in England is drawn at St Paul’s Cathedral
1571 — Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion
1599 — Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat
1672 — Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society
1709 — Colley Cibber’s "Rival Fools" premieres in London
1753 — Ferdinand VI of Spain & Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord
1759 — First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia