March 11


Monday 11, 1985:

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.


Sunday 11, 1917:

Baghdad falls to the Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Maude.


Sunday 11, 1900:

Boer War: Boer leader Paul Kruger's peace overtures are rejected by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord Salisbury.


Friday 11, 1864:

The Great Sheffield Flood: The largest man-made disaster ever to befall England kills over 250 people in Sheffield.


Thursday 11, 1649:

The Frondeurs (rebels) and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.


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