Page 4: Historical Events In March - 11

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet) on March - 11.   

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

1885  Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min) on March - 11.   

1888  On March - 11 great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  On this day in history 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  On March - 11 spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On March - 11 frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)   

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 March - 11.   

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  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on March - 11.   

1904  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist on March - 11.   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1906  On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

1907  On March - 11 eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)   

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

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 March - 11 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  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on this day in history.   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on March - 11.   

1683  On March - 11 birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

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

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 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  On March - 11 death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on March - 11.   

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