Page 4: Historical Events In February - 11

1873  Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist (Pages from My Life)   

1874  Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author   

1875  Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer   

1878  inaugural weekly Weather report published in UK   

1878  1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms.   

1879  Jean Gilbert, composer   

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies   

1882  Gheorghe Cucu, composer.   

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65.   

1883  Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith)   

1887  John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen).   

1889  The inaugural Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda   

1889  Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890   

1889  John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers)   

1890  John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer   

1891  J W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests)   

1892  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63.   

1893  Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival).   

1894  Alfonso Leng, composer.   

1894  Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70.   

1895  -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)   

1895  Georgetown became part of Washington DC.   

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

1895  Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer   

1896  Oscar Wildes "Salome," premieres in Paris   

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

1897  Yves de La Casiniere, composer.   

1898  Owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia   

1898  Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia   

1898  Leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist.   

1899  -15ºF (-26ºC), Washington DC (district record).   

1899  -61ºF (-52ºC), Montana (record low temperature).   

1899  -15°F (-26°C), Washington, DC (district record).   

1899  George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies.   

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on this day in history.   

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

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on February - 11.   

1506  On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau   

1535  On February - 11 birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)   

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

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

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

0641  On this day in history heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65   

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

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

0824  On this day in history paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies   

0867  On February - 11 theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies   

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