Page 3: Historical Events In June - 11

1856  On June - 11 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76   

1859  Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada on June - 11.   

1861  On June - 11 sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

1863  On June - 11 eduard David, German undersecretary (constitution of Weimar)   

1864  300' (90 m) of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history -12] Battle of Trevillian Station, VA (Central Railroad)   

1864  On June - 11 richard Georg Strauss, Munich Germany, composer (Don Quixote)   

1865  On June - 11 jan H Leopold, Dutch poet (translated Omar Khayyam)   

1866  On this day in history the Allahabad High Court (then Agra High Court) is established in India.   

1867  Charles Fabry, discoverer (ozone layer in upper atmosphere) on June - 11.   

1870  1st-stone Amstel Brewery opens in Amsterdam on June - 11.   

1874  Richard Stohr, composer on June - 11.   

1876  Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate on June - 11.   

1876  Alfred L Kroeber, Hoboken NJ, author (Anthropologist looks at History) on June - 11.   

1878  DC is given a new govt by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (change in 1974) on June - 11.   

1879  On this day in history roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager   

1879  On this day in history willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39   

1880  On this day in history jeannette Rankin, 1st woman elected to US Congress (Rep-Montana)   

1883  Frank O King, Cashton Wisc, cartoonist (Gasoline Alley) on this day in history.   

1886  David Steinman, NYC, bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough) on June - 11.   

1886  On June - 11 antonio C G Crespo, Brazilian/Portuguese poet, dies at 40   

1889  On June - 11 wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops)   

1891  On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #311 Claudia   

1891  On June - 11 puerto Rican flag adopted   

1892  On this day in history the Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.   

1892  Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic on this day in history.   

1895  Charles E. Duryea receives the first U.S. patent to an American inventor for a gas-powered automobile on June - 11.   

1895  On this day in history 1st auto race   

1895  Nikolai A Bulganin, Gorki Russia, premier of USSR (1955-58) on this day in history.   

1896  US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota authorized on June - 11.   

1896  US Assay Office in Deadwood South Dakota authorized on this day in history.   

1896  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on June - 11.   

1897  Bruno Frei, writer on June - 11.   

1898  On this day in history 1st US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War   

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

1456  On June - 11 birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)   

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

1572  Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born on June - 11.   

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  Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies   

1479  On this day in history johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

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

1557  On this day in history death of king John III of Portugal (b. 1502)   

1560  On June - 11 marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44