Page 4: Historical Events In May - 11

1896  Josip Slavenski, composer on May - 11.   

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  James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title on this day in history.   

1901  Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn) on May - 11.   

1902  On this day in history kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)   

1903  On this day in history charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)   

1904  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace   

1904  Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer on May - 11.   

1905  On this day in history marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner   

1906  Kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders) on this day in history.   

1907  Bank of San Fransisco incorporated on May - 11.   

1907  On May - 11 bank of SF incorporated   

1907  John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history herbert Murrill, composer   

1910  On this day in history 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 May - 11 montana's Glacier National Park forms   

1910  On this day in history jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer   

1911  The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history clare Grundman, composer   

1916  On this day in history einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented   

1916  On May - 11 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 this day in history.   

1917  On May - 11 hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser   

1917  On May - 11 otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66   

1918  44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 on May - 11.   

1918  Richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965) on May - 11.   

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1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  On May - 11 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

1672  On May - 11 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

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

1723  On May - 11 death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged