Page 4: Historical Events In March - 11

1884  On this day in history 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 on March - 11.   

1885  Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min) on this day in history.   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US on March - 11.   

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

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US on this day in history.   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer on March - 11.   

1892  On March - 11 the first public basketball game (Springfield MA)   

1892  1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass) on this day in history.   

1892  On March - 11 wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)   

1894  The first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis" on this day in history.   

1894  John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies on March - 11.   

1895  Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed on March - 11.   

1897  On this day in history a meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.   

1897  Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources) on March - 11.   

1897  On March - 11 berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58   

1898  On March - 11 the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star   

1898  On this day in history dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)   

1899  Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72) on this day in history.   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant   

1902  On March - 11 josef Martin Bauer, writer   

1903  On this day in history dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)   

1904  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on this day in history.   

1904  On March - 11 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist on this day in history.   

1905  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1905  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1 on March - 11.   

1906  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer on March - 11.   

1907  Eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids) on this day in history.   

1907  Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered on March - 11.   

1908  Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development on March - 11.   

1908  Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show) on March - 11.   

1908  Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on March - 11.   

1549  On this day in history birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  On March - 11 birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on March - 11.   

1654  On this day in history birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1731  Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on this day in history.   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

0859  On this day in history death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on this day in history.   

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on March - 11.   

1514  On March - 11 death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  On this day in history death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on this day in history.