Historical Events In December - 11

1783  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet on December - 11.  

1792  On this day in history france's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason  

1793  On this day in history pietro Coppola, composer  

1797  On this day in history hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878  

1801  On December - 11 grabbe, writer  

1803  On this day in history the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer  

1810  Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine) on December - 11.  

1812  1st newspaper on Curacao (Curacao Gazette & Commercial Advertiser) on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders  

1816  On this day in history indiana becomes 19th state  

1817  On this day in history max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34  

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer on this day in history.  

1831  John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM  

1836  On December - 11 jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner  

1838  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG) on December - 11.  

1840  Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) on this day in history.  

1843  Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905) on this day in history.  

1844  On December - 11 first dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct  

1844  1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on December - 11.  

1847  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)  

1855  Julian Edwards, composer on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist  

1857  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification) on this day in history.  

1866  First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean  

1868  On this day in history ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer  

1872  First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on December - 11.  

1872  1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on December - 11.  

1874  On December - 11 paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)  

1876  Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer on this day in history.  

1882  On this day in history boston's Bijou Theatre, first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, first performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"  

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on this day in history.  

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.  

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on December - 11.  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.  

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer  

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.  

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on this day in history.  

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I  

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.  

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)  

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)  

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.  

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.  

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake  

1532  On this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)