Historical Events In April - 11

1901  Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer (typewriter) on April - 11.  

1901  On this day in history ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74  

1902  On this day in history battle at Rooiwal, South-Africa  

1902  Quentin Reynolds, NYC, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI) on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle  

1903  On April - 11 gemma Galgani, Italian saint, dies at 25  

1904  M Wolf discovers asteroid #530 Turandot on April - 11.  

1904  Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist on April - 11.  

1906  Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity on April - 11.  

1906  Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies on this day in history.  

1907  On April - 11 nY Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards  

1907  On this day in history paul Douglas, Phila Pa, actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night)  

1908  Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto) on April - 11.  

1910  On this day in history anna Magnani, Ital's actress (Awakening, Roma)  

1911  Stella Walsh-Stanislawa-Walasiewicz, Poland, sprinter (Oly-gold-32) on April - 11.  

1912  Cornerstone of Technion in Haifa Palestine laid on this day in history.  

1912  John Larkin, Oakland Calif, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High) on this day in history.  

1913  The birth of Oleg Cassini, French fashion designer on April - 11.  

1913  Oleg Cassini, Paris France, fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy) on April - 11.  

1914  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," premieres  

1915  (Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist on April - 11.  

1916  On April - 11 alberto E Ginastera, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Panambi)  

1916  On this day in history richard Harding Davis, journalist, dies at 52  

1917  On April - 11 first Battle of Bullecourt, France  

1917  Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber, journalist  

1918  Arthur Ochse, cricketer (WW I played for S Afr in 1889 aged 19), dies on April - 11.  

1919  On this day in history the International Labour Organization is founded.  

1919  Hugh Carey, (Gov-D-NY) on this day in history.  

1920  On April - 11 marlen Haushofer, writer  

1921  Iowa imposed first state cigarette tax on April - 11.  

1921  On this day in history turkestan ASSR established in Russian SFSR  

1921  On April - 11 iowa imposed 1st state cigarette tax  

1921  On April - 11 jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer (WI batsman pre/post-war)  

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0146  On April - 11 birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)  

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 April - 11.  

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on April - 11.  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on April - 11.  

1602  On April - 11 birth of johann Neukrantz, composer  

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

1661  On April - 11 birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet  

0678  On this day in history donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

1034  Death of Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on April - 11.  

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

1500  On April - 11 death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns  

1512  On this day in history gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle  

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

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

1626  Death of Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) on April - 11.