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

1848  Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the inaugural Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.   

1850  Richard Blanshard arrives at Fort Victoria; reads proclamation establishing the new colony of Vancouver Island, with himself as the inaugural Governor   

1850  Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school)   

1850  Woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school)   

1851  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice   

1857  Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (A la paz), dies at 84.   

1860  Thomas Hastings, NYC, architect (NY Public Library).   

1861  In this year, Confederate convention in Montgomery, formally adopts constitution   

1862  General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia   

1862  Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief and makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief.   

1862  Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief and makes him head of.   

1863  Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod).   

1864  Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee.   

1865  Assembly of Canada votes 91-33 to proceed with Confederation   

1865  General Sherman's Union forces occupy Fayetteville NC.   

1865  Gen Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, NC.   

1867  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos", premieres in Paris France.   

1867  Great Mauna Loa eruption (Hawaiian volcano)   

1867  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris.   

1870  King Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho.   

1872  Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.   

1872  Abraham van Stolk Jzn, lumber merchant/art collector   

1874  Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63   

1876  Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations).   

1879  Guelph Ontarioincorporated as a city; settlement founded by John Galt   

1879  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer.   

1882  Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association organized in Princeton NJ   

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet)   

1885  Fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton   

1885  Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min).   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  The "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US.   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer.   

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1544  Torquato tasso: Italy, renaissance poet (aminta, apologia)   

1549  Hendrik l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  Henric spieghel: Dutch renaissance poet (hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac elsevier: Book publisher   

1654  Heinrich georg neuss: Composer   

1683  Giovanni veneziano: Composer   

1725  Henry benedict stuart: Pretender to the throne of great britain   

1731  Robert treat paine: Judge, signer (declaration of independence)   

0222  Death of Varius a bassianus: Syrian emperor of rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Death of Sophronius of jerusalem: Saint/patriarch of jerusalem,   

0859  Eulogius of cordoba: Spanish bishop and christian martyr   

1198  Marie de champagne: Daughter of louis vii of france (b. 1145)   

1486  Death of Albrecht iii achilles: Elector of brandenburg,   

1514  Death of Donato bramante: Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Death of Emilio de' cavalieri: Italian composer