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

1956  Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Russian opera composer, dies at 83   

1957  Richard E Byrd, US, explorer (Antarctica), dies at 68   

1958  Charles Van Doren finally loses on TV game show "21".   

1959  The HSS-2 amphibian all-weather anti submarine warfare helicopter made its inaugural flight.   

1959  "Raisin in the Sun," 1st Broadway play by a black woman, opens   

1959  Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76   

1960  Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth and Venus.   

1960  Roy Chapman Andrews, US biologist/explorer, dies at 76   

1962  Will Vesper, German author (Tristan und Isolde), dies at 79.   

1963  Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain.   

1963  Mahomed Nissar, cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies.   

1965  Indonesia President Sukarno accepts qualifications of Suharto.   

1965  James Reeb, US vicar/civil rights activist, murdered   

1966  Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out.   

1967  In this year, Pink Floyd releases their 1st song (Arnold Layne).   

1967  The World Cup skiing title was earned by Jean-Claude Killy of France.   

1967  U.S. 1st Infantry Division troops engage in one of the heaviest battles of Operation Junction City. The fierce fighting resulted in 210 reported North Vietnamese casualties   

1967  Geraldine Farrar, soprano/actress (Such Sweet Compulsion), dies at 85.   

1968  In this year, Anti-Zionist Clandestine Radio Voice of El Assifa starts transmitting   

1968  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 12nd string quartet   

1968  Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay"   

1969  John Wyndham, [Parkes Lucas B Harris], author (Chrysalids), dies at 65   

1970  12th Grammy Awards Aquarius, Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win   

1970  Iraq Ba'th Party recognizes Kurd nation.   

1970  Erle Stanley Gardner, US writer (Perry Mason), dies at 80   

1971  Philo T. Farnsworth, television pioneer, dies.   

1971  Philo T Farnsworth, US TV pioneer, dies at 64   

1972  Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65.   

1974  Mount Etna in Sicily erupts   

1975  Portugal military coup under General Spinola fails.   

1975  Philip Bezanson, composer, dies at 59.   

1977  34 Israelis killed by Palestinians on the Tel Aviv-Haifa highway.   

1977  Moslems hold 130 hostages in Washington DC.   

1978  Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets joined Gordie Howe by getting career goal number 1000 in a game against the Quebec Nordiques.   

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

0638  Sophronius of jerusalem: Saint/patriarch of jerusalem,   

0859  Death of Eulogius of cordoba: Spanish bishop and christian martyr   

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

1486  Albrecht iii achilles: Elector of brandenburg,   

1514  Donato bramante: Italian architect (b. 1444)   

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

1602  Emilio de' cavalieri: Italian composer