Historical Events In March - 11

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton   

1885  On March - 11 malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

1888  On this day in history great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  The "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines on March - 11.   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US on this day in history.   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer on this day in history.   

1892  The first public basketball game (Springfield MA) on March - 11.   

1892  1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass) on this day in history.   

1892  Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II) on March - 11.   

1894  The first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis" on March - 11.   

1894  John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies on March - 11.   

1895  On March - 11 spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed   

1897  A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported on March - 11.   

1897  Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources) on this day in history.   

1897  Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58 on March - 11.   

1898  The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star on this day in history.   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on March - 11.   

1901  On March - 11 cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant   

1902  On this day in history josef Martin Bauer, writer   

1903  Dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post) on this day in history.   

1904  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on March - 11.   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on March - 11.   

1904  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist on March - 11.   

1905  On this day in history stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1906  On March - 11 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

1907  On March - 11 eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)   

1907  Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 11 laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.   

1908  Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show) on this day in history.   

1908  Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on March - 11.   

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1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on March - 11.   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on this day in history.   

1549  Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On March - 11 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

1654  On March - 11 birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  On March - 11 birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1731  On March - 11 birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on this day in history.   

0638  On this day in history sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on March - 11.   

1198  On March - 11 death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

1486  On this day in history albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on March - 11.   

1575  On this day in history death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  On March - 11 death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer