Page 2: Historical Events In June - 11

1726  On this day in history cardinal Fleury succeeds duke of Bourbon as French premier   

1727  On June - 11 george I becomes the new King of England   

1740  On June - 11 luigi Gatti, composer   

1742  Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history christoph Stoltzenberg, composer, dies at 74   

1766  Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef   

1770  Capt James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia on this day in history.   

1774  Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army on June - 11.   

1775  On this day in history egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67   

1776  On June - 11 the birth of John Constable, English painter   

1776  Continental Congress create a committee to draft Decl of Independence on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history john Constable, England, landscape painter (Hay Wain)   

1788  First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.   

1788  1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on June - 11.   

1793  On June - 11 1st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick   

1798  Napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta on June - 11.   

1807  On June - 11 james Findlay Schenck, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  On this day in history charles Henry Poor, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer, dies at 83 on June - 11.   

1811  On this day in history charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82   

1816  Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded on this day in history.   

1816  On June - 11 robert Huston Milroy, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890   

1822  Samuel Davis Sturgis, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889 on June - 11.   

1823  On this day in history james Lawson Kemper, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1825  On June - 11 the first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.   

1825  Daniel D Tompkins, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1828  On June - 11 dugald Stewart, Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74   

1829  On this day in history hendrik Gerhard, Founder (Dutch Social-Democratic)   

1837  The Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans on June - 11.   

1838  On this day in history iowa Territory is organized   

1840  Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser on this day in history.   

1842  Alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician on June - 11.   

1847  Millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader (English women's movement) on this day in history.   

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1403  John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)   

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on June - 11.   

1672  On this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)   

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born on this day in history.   

0323  On June - 11 death of alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June)   

1183  On June - 11 death of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)   

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on this day in history.   

1249  Adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies on June - 11.   

1479  Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies on June - 11.   

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44