Historical Events In May - 11
Monday, 20 March 2023
1896 On May - 11 josip Slavenski, composer
1897 Wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers on May - 11.
1897 On May - 11 izak W van der Merwe, [Boerneef], S Afr writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek)
1898 On this day in history sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain.
1900 On this day in history james J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title
1901 Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn) on this day in history.
1902 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo) on this day in history.
1903 On this day in history charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)
1904 On this day in history andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace
1904 On this day in history andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace
1904 On May - 11 guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer
1905 On May - 11 marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner
1906 Kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders) on May - 11.
1907 Bank of San Fransisco incorporated on May - 11.
1907 On this day in history bank of SF incorporated
1907 On May - 11 john Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54
1909 On May - 11 herbert Murrill, composer
1910 On May - 11 glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA)
1910 On May - 11 montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada
1910 On this day in history montana's Glacier National Park forms
1910 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer on this day in history.
1911 The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on May - 11.
1911 On May - 11 doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers)
1912 On May - 11 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
1912 Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & Mindy) on May - 11.
1913 Clare Grundman, composer on May - 11.
1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented on May - 11.
1916 On this day in history c J Cela, writer
1916 Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies on this day in history.
1917 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand on May - 11.
1917 On May - 11 hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser
1917 On this day in history otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66
1918 On May - 11 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
1918 Richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965) on May - 11.
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