Historical Events In December - 11

1882  On December - 11 boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert & Sullivan's "Iolanthe"  

1882  On December - 11 fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45)  

1888  On this day in history french Panama Canal company fails  

1889  On this day in history paul Kornfeld, writer  

1891  Johan C J van Schagen, Dutch poet/writer (Narrenwijsheid), dies on December - 11.  

1892  On December - 11 leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer (Bio in Sonata Form)  

1893  11 fishing ships wash up at Wadden Sea, 22 killed on December - 11.  

1896  Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2] on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)  

1899  On December - 11 battle of Magers' fountain  

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1899  On December - 11 vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst  

1899  Andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history marconi sends first transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld  

1901  Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica), dies at 68  

1903  British forces under MacDonald & Young march into Tibet on this day in history.  

1903  Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies on December - 11.  

1904  Joe Coral, bookmaker on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history 120ø F (49ø C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record)  

1905  120°F (49°C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record) on December - 11.  

1905  Eugen Fink, German philosopher on December - 11.  

1906  On December - 11 uS president Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo  

1906  On December - 11 birago Diop, Senegalees writer/ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)  

1907  New Zealand Parliament Buildings almost completely destroyed by fire on December - 11.  

1907  On December - 11 norbert Rosseau, composer  

1908  Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres on December - 11.  

1908  On December - 11 elliott Cook Carter Jr, NYC, composer (Tom & Lily)  

1909  Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC on December - 11.  

1910  Robert Grieve, civil servant on this day in history.  

1911  Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988) on this day in history.  

1911  On December - 11 thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92  

1913  On December - 11 carlo Ponti, Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women)  

1914  Stockton Street Tunnel (San Francisco) completed on this day in history.  

1914  Stockton Street Tunnel (SF) completed on this day in history.  

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

1475  On December - 11 birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1475  On December - 11 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 this day in history.  

1709  On December - 11 birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)  

1712  On December - 11 birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)  

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

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 December - 11.  

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

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.  

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.  

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.  

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