Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

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

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

1793  Pietro Coppola, composer on this day in history.   

1797  Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878 on this day in history.   

1801  Grabbe, writer on December - 11.   

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

1810  Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine) on December - 11.   

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

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

1816  On December - 11 indiana becomes 19th state   

1817  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34 on December - 11.   

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

1831  On December - 11 john George Schetky, composer, dies at 55   

1835  On December - 11 adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM   

1836  Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner on this day in history.   

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

1840  Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) on December - 11.   

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

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 December - 11.   

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

1855  On December - 11 julian Edwards, composer   

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

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

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification) on this day in history.   

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

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

1868  Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer on December - 11.   

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

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

1874  On December - 11 paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

1876  On December - 11 mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer   

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 December - 11.   

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  On this day in history birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on this day in history.   

1226  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

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  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)