Page 2: Historical Events In May - 11
Thursday, 10 July 2025
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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