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  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

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

1888  On March - 11 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 on this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history the first public basketball game (Springfield MA)   

1892  1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass) on March - 11.   

1892  Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II) on this day in history.   

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  A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported on March - 11.   

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

1897  Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58 on March - 11.   

1898  On this day in history the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) on this day in history.   

1899  Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72) on March - 11.   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on March - 11.   

1901  Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant on March - 11.   

1902  Josef Martin Bauer, writer on this day in history.   

1903  On March - 11 dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)   

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

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  On March - 11 cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist   

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

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

1906  On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

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

1907  Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.   

1908  On this day in history lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1908  On this day in history peter Milne, composer, dies at 83   

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1544  On this day in history birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

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 this day in history.   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on March - 11.   

1731  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on March - 11.   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on March - 11.   

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  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on March - 11.   

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

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on March - 11.