Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

1783  On this day in history max von Schenkendorf, German poet   

1792  On this day in history france's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason   

1793  Pietro Coppola, composer on December - 11.   

1797  On this day in history hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878   

1801  Grabbe, writer on this day in history.   

1803  On December - 11 the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer   

1810  Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine) on this day in history.   

1812  On December - 11 1st newspaper on Curacao (Curacao Gazette & Commercial Advertiser)   

1816  On December - 11 citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders   

1816  Indiana becomes 19th state on December - 11.   

1817  On December - 11 max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34   

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer on December - 11.   

1831  John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1835  Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM on December - 11.   

1836  Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner on December - 11.   

1838  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG) on December - 11.   

1840  Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) on this day in history.   

1843  Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905) on December - 11.   

1844  First dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on December - 11.   

1844  1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on December - 11.   

1847  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1849  On December - 11 ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)   

1855  Julian Edwards, composer on December - 11.   

1856  Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist on December - 11.   

1857  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 11 annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)   

1866  On December - 11 first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean   

1866  On December - 11 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

1868  Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer on this day in history.   

1872  First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on December - 11.   

1872  On December - 11 1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)   

1874  On this day in history paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

1876  Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer on December - 11.   

1882  Boston's Bijou Theatre, first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, first performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe" on this day in history.   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1475  On this day in history birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on this day in history.   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on December - 11.   

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1282  On December - 11 death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on December - 11.