Page 3: Historical Events In February - 11

1821  Hermann Allmers, writer   

1826  London University founded   

1829  William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889.   

1830  Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer.   

1833  Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice   

1837  American Physiological Society organizes in Boston   

1839  Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

1840  Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris   

1840  Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884   

1841  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55.   

1843  Giuseppe Verdi's Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan.   

1843  Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan.   

1846  William Fox Talbot, pioneer photographer/inventor.   

1847  Thomas Edison, American inventor is born.   

1847  Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents).   

1851  inaugural cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs Victoria, Launceston.   

1851  1st cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania v Vic, Launceston.   

1852  inaugural British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London).   

1852  1st British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London)   

1854  Major streets lit by coal gas for inaugural time.   

1854  Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time   

1855  Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam.   

1858  inaugural apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France   

1858  1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France.   

1860  Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author (Monsieur Venus)   

1861  President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield IL to Washington DC.   

1861  US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.   

1861  President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield IL to Wash DC   

1864  Major Charls Heaphy, Auckland Rifel Volunteers, won the Victoria Cross at Mangapiko River, Waikato during the New Zealand (Maori) Wars.   

1867  August W Messer, German philosopher/educator/psychologist.   

1868  Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

1869  Patrick James Whelan c1840-1869 hanged in a snowstorm before a crowd of 5000 people for the murder of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.   

1870  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76.   

1873  Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I   

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on February - 11.   

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on this day in history.   

1465  On this day in history birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII   

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on February - 11.   

1535  On this day in history birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.   

1568  Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1649  On February - 11 birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)   

0641  On February - 11 heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65   

0731  On this day in history gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies   

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on this day in history.   

0824  Paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies on this day in history.   

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1141  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on February - 11.   

1160  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)   

1503  On this day in history elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday