Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

1783  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet on this day in history.   

1792  On December - 11 france's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason   

1793  On December - 11 pietro Coppola, composer   

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

1801  On this day in history grabbe, writer   

1803  On this day in history the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer   

1810  On this day in history alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine)   

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

1816  Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders on December - 11.   

1816  Indiana becomes 19th state on this day in history.   

1817  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer on this day in history.   

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

1835  On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM   

1836  On this day in history jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner   

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 this day in history.   

1844  First dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on this day in history.   

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

1847  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25 on December - 11.   

1849  Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman) on this day in history.   

1855  Julian Edwards, composer on December - 11.   

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

1857  On this day in history francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73   

1863  On this day in history annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)   

1866  On this day in history first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean   

1866  On this day in history 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

1868  On this day in history ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer   

1872  First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history 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  On December - 11 boston's Bijou Theatre, first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, first performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"   

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1465  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.   

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

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

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  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on December - 11.   

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

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

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

1532  On this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)