Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On August - 11 joseph Schuster, composer   

1757  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67 on August - 11.   

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 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 this day in history captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia   

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 August - 11.   

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on August - 11.   

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  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  On August - 11 edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909   

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

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

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

1836  On this day in history cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated on August - 11.   

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

1852  On August - 11 nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70   

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

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

1860  On August - 11 nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on August - 11.   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on this day in history.   

1860  On August - 11 james Wilson, politician   

1862  On August - 11 carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)   

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on this day in history.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on August - 11.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on August - 11.   

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

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

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

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

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

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

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 11 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  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.