Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

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

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

1793  Pietro Coppola, composer on this day in history.   

1797  Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878 on December - 11.   

1801  On this day in history grabbe, writer   

1803  The birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer on this day in history.   

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

1812  On this day in history 1st newspaper on Curacao (Curacao Gazette & Commercial Advertiser)   

1816  On this day in history citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders   

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 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  On December - 11 jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner   

1838  On December - 11 emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)   

1840  On December - 11 kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)   

1843  On December - 11 robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905)   

1844  On this day in history first dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct   

1844  On this day in history 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct   

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

1849  On this day in history ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)   

1855  On December - 11 julian Edwards, composer   

1856  On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

1857  On December - 11 francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73   

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification) on December - 11.   

1866  First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

1866  1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean on December - 11.   

1868  Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer on December - 11.   

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 December - 11 paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

1876  On this day in history mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer   

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

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on this day in history.   

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

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.   

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

1709  On this day in history birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

1712  On this day in history birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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.