Page 2: Historical Events In May - 11

1772  Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

1772  On May - 11 joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

1778  On this day in history william Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69   

1779  John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68 on May - 11.   

1784  England & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer on May - 11.   

1792  On this day in history columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray   

1792  On this day in history columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray   

1803  The birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer on this day in history.   

1807  On May - 11 ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

1811  On May - 11 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

1812  On May - 11 waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral.   

1812  Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on! on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history in Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.   

1814  Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh on May - 11.   

1816  American Bible Society forms (New York) on this day in history.   

1816  On May - 11 american Bible Society forms (NY)   

1819  Caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1820  On May - 11 launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.   

1821  [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers) on May - 11.   

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter on this day in history.   

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1833  "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 on this day in history.   

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer on this day in history.   

1841  Lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound on May - 11.   

1841  On May - 11 ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

1845  On May - 11 karoly Filtsch, composer, dies at 14   

1849  On May - 11 carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer, dies at 38   

1850  Work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco on this day in history.   

1850  Work starts on 1st brick building in SF on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)   

1854  John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper) on this day in history.   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) on this day in history.   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

1733  On May - 11 birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on May - 11.   

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on May - 11.   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on May - 11.   

1772  On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged