Historical Events In August - 11

1863  On August - 11 arpad Szendy, composer   

1866  World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)   

1868  Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) on this day in history.   

1872  On August - 11 lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1873  John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) on this day in history.   

1874  Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on August - 11.   

1877  On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

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

1880  Frederick Jerome Work, composer on August - 11.   

1882  On August - 11 rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia   

1883  On August - 11 ernst Stadler, writer   

1884  1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust on this day in history.   

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

1888  California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store) on this day in history.   

1888  Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89   

1892  The birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

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

1894  Wilhelm Grosz, composer on August - 11.   

1896  Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain on August - 11.   

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

1897  On August - 11 louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)   

1898  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS]   

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 this day in history michael Whalley Wickham, artist   

1904  German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa on August - 11.   

1904  Jess Stacy, pianist on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player)   

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1467  On August - 11 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 August - 11.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on August - 11.   

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  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On August - 11 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 August - 11.   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

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

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)