Historical Events In February - 11

1873  Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I on February - 11.  

1873  On February - 11 feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist (Pages from My Life)  

1874  On February - 11 elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author  

1875  Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer on February - 11.  

1878  First weekly Weather report published in UK on this day in history.  

1878  1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms on February - 11.  

1879  Jean Gilbert, composer on February - 11.  

1879  On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

1882  On February - 11 gheorghe Cucu, composer  

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.  

1883  Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith) on this day in history.  

1887  On February - 11 john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)  

1889  The first Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda on this day in history.  

1889  Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 on this day in history.  

1889  On February - 11 john Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers)  

1890  On February - 11 john P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer  

1891  J W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests) on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63  

1893  Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival) on February - 11.  

1894  Alfonso Leng, composer on this day in history.  

1894  On February - 11 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70  

1895  -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) on February - 11.  

1895  On this day in history georgetown became part of Washington DC  

1895  -17°F (-27.2°C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) on this day in history.  

1895  Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history oscar Wildes "Salomé," premieres in Paris  

1896  On this day in history oscar Wildes "Salome," premieres in Paris  

1897  White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC on February - 11.  

1897  On February - 11 yves de La Casiniere, composer  

1898  On this day in history owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia  

1898  On February - 11 owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia  

1898  On this day in history leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist  

1899  On February - 11 -15ºF (-26ºC), Washington DC (district record)  

1899  -61ºF (-52ºC), Montana (record low temperature) on this day in history.  

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1377  On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)  

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on February - 11.  

1465  On February - 11 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  On this day in history birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist  

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)  

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on February - 11.  

0731  On February - 11 gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies  

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on February - 11.  

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 February - 11 elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday