Page 3: Historical Events In August - 11

1863  On this day in history arpad Szendy, composer   

1866  World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on August - 11.   

1867  On this day in history hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)   

1868  Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) on August - 11.   

1872  On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1873  On August - 11 john Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing)   

1874  Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on August - 11.   

1877  On August - 11 asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

1877  Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) on August - 11.   

1880  On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer   

1882  On August - 11 rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia   

1883  On August - 11 ernst Stadler, writer   

1884  On August - 11 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust   

1885  $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty on August - 11.   

1888  California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store) on this day in history.   

1888  Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) on August - 11.   

1890  On August - 11 erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on August - 11.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound) on this day in history.   

1894  Wilhelm Grosz, composer on August - 11.   

1896  Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain on August - 11.   

1897  The birth of Enid Blyton, English author on this day in history.   

1897  On August - 11 louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)   

1898  On August - 11 arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist   

1900  Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] on August - 11.   

1901  Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 on August - 11.   

1902  On August - 11 christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu)   

1903  Michael Whalley Wickham, artist on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 11 german-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa   

1904  On this day in history jess Stacy, pianist   

1907  St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn on this day in history.   

1907  Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player) on August - 11.   

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

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

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  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  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on August - 11.   

0897  On August - 11 death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  On this day in history guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

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