Historical Events In April - 11

1863  On April - 11 battle of Suffolk, VA (Norfleet House)  

1865  Battle of Mobile, AL on this day in history.  

1866  On April - 11 carla Ford, Henry's wife  

1867  John P Lotsy, Dutch botanist/geneticist (Genetics) on April - 11.  

1868  The Shogunate is abolished in Japan on April - 11.  

1875  Heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies on April - 11.  

1876  Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organized on April - 11.  

1876  Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks organizes on this day in history.  

1878  J Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta on April - 11.  

1879  Leendert Round, Dutch sculptor (entrance Rotterdam Zoo) on April - 11.  

1881  River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die on April - 11.  

1881  On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer  

1881  On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40  

1883  Leonard Mudie, England, actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence) on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54  

1888  On this day in history the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.  

1888  On this day in history donald Calthrop, London, actor (Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express)  

1889  On April - 11 nick La Rocca, US coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag)  

1890  On this day in history ellis Island designated as an immigration station  

1891  8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumour spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews on this day in history.  

1891  8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumor spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews on April - 11.  

1893  On April - 11 the birth of Dean Acheson, American statesman  

1893  On this day in history dean G Acheson, statesman/US Secretary of State (1949-53)  

1895  On April - 11 anaheim completes it's new electric light system  

1897  On April - 11 caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist  

1898  On this day in history president McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration  

1898  On April - 11 president McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration Hearst newspapers just flourish  

1898  Lou Holtz, comedian/actor (Follow the Leader) on this day in history.  

1899  On April - 11 treaty of Paris ratified. Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US.  

1899  Treaty of Paris ratifies; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US on April - 11.  

1899  Treaty of Paris ratifies ends war; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US on April - 11.  

1899  On this day in history percy L Julian, chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis)  

1900  Navy accepted its first submarine, USS Holland on this day in history.  

1900  On April - 11 uS Navy's 1st submarine made its debut  

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0146  On this day in history birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)  

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on April - 11.  

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on April - 11.  

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

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born on April - 11.  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on this day in history.  

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on April - 11.  

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

1240  On April - 11 llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies  

1500  Death of Michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns on this day in history.  

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

1554  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)  

1612  On April - 11 death of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)  

1626  On April - 11 death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)