Page 3: Historical Events In August - 11

1863  On August - 11 arpad Szendy, composer   

1866  On August - 11 world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

1867  On August - 11 hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)   

1868  On this day in history halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52   

1870  On this day in history tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98)   

1872  Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on August - 11.   

1873  On August - 11 john Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing)   

1874  On August - 11 harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

1877  On August - 11 asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

1877  On this day in history adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

1880  On August - 11 frederick Jerome Work, composer   

1882  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1883  Ernst Stadler, writer on this day in history.   

1884  1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust on August - 11.   

1885  On August - 11 $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty   

1888  On August - 11 california Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

1888  On this day in history owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh)   

1890  On August - 11 erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on August - 11.   

1892  On August - 11 the birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound) on August - 11.   

1894  On August - 11 wilhelm Grosz, composer   

1896  On this day in history harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain   

1897  The birth of Enid Blyton, English author on August - 11.   

1897  Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury) on this day in history.   

1898  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist on August - 11.   

1900  Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] on August - 11.   

1901  On this day in history francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82   

1902  On August - 11 christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu)   

1903  On August - 11 michael Whalley Wickham, artist   

1904  On August - 11 german-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa   

1904  On this day in history jess Stacy, pianist   

1907  On this day in history st Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn   

1907  Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player) on this day in history.   

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1467  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On August - 11 birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

0449  On this day in history death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on August - 11.   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.