Historical Events In May - 11

1896  Josip Slavenski, composer on May - 11.  

1897  On this day in history wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers  

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 May - 11 james J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title  

1901  On May - 11 mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn)  

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  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace on May - 11.  

1904  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace on May - 11.  

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1904  Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer on this day in history.  

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  Bank of SF incorporated on May - 11.  

1907  On May - 11 john Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54  

1909  Herbert Murrill, composer on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA)  

1910  On this day in history montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada  

1910  Montana's Glacier National Park forms on May - 11.  

1910  On May - 11 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 May - 11 doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers)  

1912  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1916  Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented on May - 11.  

1916  C J Cela, writer on May - 11.  

1916  Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies on May - 11.  

1917  Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand on May - 11.  

1917  Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser on this day in history.  

1917  Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1918  44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 on this day in history.  

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

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.  

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)  

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.  

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)  

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

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.  

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 this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies  

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57  

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.  

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

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on May - 11.  

1742  On May - 11 francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70  

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