Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On August - 11 joseph Schuster, composer   

1757  On August - 11 jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67   

1772  Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 on August - 11.   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general   

1772  On August - 11 rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general   

1778  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement   

1780  Barbados hurricane begins on this day in history.   

1786  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia on this day in history.   

1794  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on this day in history.   

1804  Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria on this day in history.   

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on this day in history.   

1807  On August - 11 david R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849   

1811  Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] on this day in history.   

1820  Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)   

1824  New South Wales is constituted a Crown colony on this day in history.   

1828  Edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909 on August - 11.   

1832  Thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 11.   

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on August - 11.   

1835  On this day in history george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician on this day in history.   

1837  Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated on this day in history.   

1844  On August - 11 jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63   

1852  Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history first ascent of the Eiger.   

1858  Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on August - 11.   

1860  Nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on August - 11.   

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on August - 11.   

1860  James Wilson, politician on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)   

1863  On this day in history french protectorate over Cambodia is established.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on this day in history.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on this day in history.   

0449  On this day in history death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)