February 11 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

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

1900  Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher   

1901  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56.   

1902  Police beats up universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels   

1903  Anton Bruckner's 9th Symfonie premieres in Vienna   

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1377  King ladislas of naples: King ladislas of naples (d. 1414)   

1380  Gianfrancesco poggio bracciolini: Italy, humanist   

1465  Elizabeth of york: London, consort of king henry vii   

1506  Juliana van stolberg: Engraver of nassau   

1535  Gregory xiv: [niccolo sfondrati], roman catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  John wtenbogaert: Remonstrants theologist   

1568  Honoré d'urfé: French writer   

1649  William carstares: Scottish minister   

0641  Death of Heraclius: Emperor of byzantium (610-641),   

0731  Death of Gregory ii: Greek-syrian pope,   

0821  Benedict of aniane: Saint,   

0824  Death of Paschal i: Italian pope (817-24),   

0867  Death of Theodora: The saint, beauty queen/empress of byzantine,   

1141  Death of Hugo of st-victor: Philosopher/theologist/mystic,   

1160  Minamoto no yoshitomo: Japanese general (b. 1123)   

1503  Death of Elizabeth of york: Consort of king henry vii,