Historical Events In May - 11

1772  On this day in history amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed  

1772  On this day in history 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 May - 11 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins on May - 11.  

1812  On this day in history 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  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  American Bible Society forms (New York) on this day in history.  

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

1819  Caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47 on May - 11.  

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  On May - 11 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter  

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

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

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound.  

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history 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 May - 11.  

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  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)  

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

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 May - 11.  

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

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

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

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

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

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 11.  

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