Historical Events In May - 11
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1896 Josip Slavenski, composer on this day in history.
1897 Wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers on May - 11.
1897 Izak W van der Merwe, [Boerneef], S Afr writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek) on May - 11.
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 May - 11.
1902 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo) on May - 11.
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 May - 11 andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace
1904 On May - 11 guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer
1905 Marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner on May - 11.
1906 On this day in history kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders)
1907 Bank of San Fransisco incorporated on May - 11.
1907 On this day in history bank of SF incorporated
1907 John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54 on May - 11.
1909 Herbert Murrill, composer on May - 11.
1910 On this day in history glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA)
1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada on May - 11.
1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms on May - 11.
1910 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer on May - 11.
1911 The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on May - 11.
1911 Doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on this day in history.
1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 on this day in history.
1912 On May - 11 foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & Mindy)
1913 Clare Grundman, composer on this day in history.
1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented on this day in history.
1916 On this day in history c J Cela, writer
1916 Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies on May - 11.
1917 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand on May - 11.
1917 On this day in history hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser
1917 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 on May - 11.
1918 On this day in history 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
1918 On this day in history richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965)
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