Page 2: 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  On May - 11 joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

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

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer on this day in history.   

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray on May - 11.   

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray on May - 11.   

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

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  Waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral on May - 11.   

1812  Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on! on May - 11.   

1813  On May - 11 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  On this day in history americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh   

1816  American Bible Society forms (New York) on May - 11.   

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

1819  On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47   

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

1821  On this day in history [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1823  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter   

1830  On this day in history john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

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

1840  On May - 11 filippo Capocci, composer   

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

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  Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1850  Work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco on May - 11.   

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

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) on this day in history.   

1854  On May - 11 john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1855  On May - 11 anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

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

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

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

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

1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on May - 11.   

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

1631  On May - 11 christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on May - 11.   

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

1723  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged