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Historical Events Happened In August - 11
Sunday, 26 May 2013
1870 Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) on this day in history. Share it »
1872 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on this day in history. Share it »
1873 John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) on this day in history. Share it »
1874 On this day in history harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head Share it »
1877 On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos Share it »
1877 Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) on this day in history. Share it »
1880 Frederick Jerome Work, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1882 On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia Share it »
1883 Ernst Stadler, writer on this day in history. Share it »
1884 On this day in history 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust Share it »
1885 On this day in history $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty Share it »
1888 California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store) on this day in history. Share it »
1888 Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) on this day in history. Share it »
1890 On this day in history erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor Share it »
1890 On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 Share it »
1892 The birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet on this day in history. Share it »
1892 Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound) on this day in history. Share it »
1894 Wilhelm Grosz, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1896 Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain on this day in history. Share it »
1897 The birth of Enid Blyton, English author on this day in history. Share it »
1897 On this day in history louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury) Share it »
1898 On this day in history arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist Share it »
1900 On this day in history alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] Share it »
1901 Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 on this day in history. Share it »
1902 Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu) on this day in history. Share it »
1903 On this day in history michael Whalley Wickham, artist Share it »
1904 German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa on this day in history. Share it »
1904 Jess Stacy, pianist on this day in history. Share it »
1907 St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn on this day in history. Share it »
1907 On this day in history ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player) Share it »
1909 On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC Share it »
1909 Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on this day in history. Share it »
1909 Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1910 Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on this day in history. Share it »
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