Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  Joseph Schuster, composer on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67   

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

1772  The birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general on August - 11.   

1772  On this day in history rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on this day in history.   

1780  Barbados hurricane begins on this day in history.   

1786  On August - 11 captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia   

1794  On August - 11 jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72   

1799  On August - 11 joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist   

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

1805  On August - 11 pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament   

1807  David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849 on August - 11.   

1811  Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] on August - 11.   

1820  On this day in history janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56   

1823  Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe) on this day in history.   

1824  New South Wales is constituted a Crown colony on August - 11.   

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

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  On August - 11 robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill)   

1835  On August - 11 george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician on August - 11.   

1837  On August - 11 marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated   

1844  Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on August - 11.   

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

1858  First ascent of the Eiger on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)   

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 this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history james Wilson, politician   

1862  On August - 11 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  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On this day in history 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  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

1718  On August - 11 birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

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

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on this day in history.   

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

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on this day in history.   

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.