Page 3: Historical Events In August - 11

1863  Arpad Szendy, composer   

1866  World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

1867  Hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)   

1868  Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52.   

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98)   

1872  Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1873  John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice and Sing).   

1874  Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

1877  Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos.   

1877  Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

1880  Frederick Jerome Work, composer   

1882  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia   

1883  Ernst Stadler, writer.   

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

1885  $100000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty   

1888  California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store).   

1888  Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh).   

1890  Erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet is born.   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound).   

1894  Wilhelm Grosz, composer.   

1896  Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain   

1897  Enid Blyton, English author is born   

1897  Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)   

1898  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist   

1900  Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS].   

1901  Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82   

1902  Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu).   

1903  Michael Whalley Wickham, artist.   

1904  German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa   

1904  Jess Stacy, pianist.   

1907  St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn.   

1907  Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player).   

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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  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On this day in history birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on this day in history.   

1180  On this day in history guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

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