Historical Events In April - 11

1775  On April - 11 the last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place.  

1775  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer on April - 11.  

1779  On April - 11 louise Reichardt, composer  

1783  On April - 11 congress declares end of war with Great Britain  

1783  Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64 on April - 11.  

1793  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist  

1794  Edward Everett, Dorchester Mass, (Gov-Mass), statesman/orator on April - 11.  

1801  Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.  

1801  Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin) on this day in history.  

1810  Jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1812  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1814  Former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to the island of Elba on April - 11.  

1814  The first abdication of Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history 1st abdication of France by Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba  

1815  On April - 11 klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein)  

1825  On April - 11 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician/founder (Allgemeiner)  

1828  Foundation of Bahia Blanca on April - 11.  

1830  Robert Schumann attends piano concerto by Paganini on April - 11.  

1837  Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, Col (Union Army), died in 1861 on this day in history.  

1838  On April - 11 joseph Leopold Rockel, composer  

1838  Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 on April - 11.  

1839  On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59  

1840  On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer  

1842  John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies on this day in history.  

1848  Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Aust on April - 11.  

1853  On April - 11 louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies  

1854  Hugh Massie, cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880's) on this day in history.  

1854  Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55 on April - 11.  

1856  Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans on this day in history.  

1856  Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (dominant England bat late 19th cent) on April - 11.  

1859  On this day in history basil Harwood, composer  

1862  On this day in history rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia  

1862  On this day in history rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender  

1862  Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41) on this day in history.  

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0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on April - 11.  

1370  On April - 11 birth of frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony  

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.  

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history birth of pietro Della Valle, composer  

1602  On April - 11 birth of johann Neukrantz, composer  

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet  

0678  On April - 11 donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

1034  Death of Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on this day in history.  

1240  Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies on April - 11.  

1500  On this day in history death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns  

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on April - 11.  

1554  Death of Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521) on April - 11.  

1612  Death of Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566) on this day in history.  

1626  On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)