Historical Events In May - 11

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

1772  On May - 11 henri-Jean Rigel, composer  

1772  Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.  

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

1779  On this day in history john Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68  

1784  On May - 11 england & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty  

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

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray on this day in history.  

1792  On May - 11 columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray  

1803  The birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer on May - 11.  

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1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) on this day in history.  

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins on this day in history.  

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 May - 11.  

1813  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 on this day in history.  

1814  On May - 11 americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh  

1816  On May - 11 american Bible Society forms (New York)  

1816  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1823  On May - 11 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter  

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) on May - 11.  

1833  "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 on May - 11.  

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer on this day in history.  

1841  On May - 11 lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound.  

1841  On this day in history ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter  

1845  Karoly Filtsch, composer, dies at 14 on May - 11.  

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

1850  On this day in history work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco  

1850  On this day in history work starts on 1st brick building in SF  

1852  On May - 11 charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)  

1854  John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper) on May - 11.  

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  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)  

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

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)  

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)  

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.  

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.  

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.  

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)  

1610  On May - 11 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies  

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)  

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

1723  On May - 11 death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)  

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.