- 1192 11 Dec Richard I is captured by Leopold, Duke of Austria, as he returns from the Third Crusade.
- 1282 11 Dec The last native prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, is killed by Edward I of England's soldiers.
- 1941 11 Dec Adolf Hitler commits one of his biggest blunders by needlessly declaring war on the United States.
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