Deaths on August 11

John Bell, English bishop

John Bell may refer to:

23 Jan

1556 Shaanxi earthquake
The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
21 Mar

Thomas Cranmer
In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
27 Jun

Burned at the stake
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
15 Sep

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.