May 11 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1900  James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title   

1901  Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn).   

1902  Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)   

1903  Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)   

1904  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace   

1904  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace.   

1904  Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer.   

1905  Marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner.   

1906  Kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders).   

1907  Bank of San Fransisco incorporated   

1907  Bank of SF incorporated   

1907  John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54   

1909  Herbert Murrill, composer   

1910  Glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA).   

1910  Montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada.   

1910  Montana's Glacier National Park forms.   

1910  Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer.   

1911  The United States is recorded as becoming a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty   

1911  Doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers)   

1912  In this year, 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth claims in 2:09.4.   

1912  Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork and Mindy)   

1913  Clare Grundman, composer.   

1916  Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented.   

1916  C J Cela, writer   

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

1917  Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand   

1917  Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser.   

1917  Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66.   

1918  In this year, 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator claims in 2:10.8   

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

1919  Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0   

1920  Beryl Bryden, jazz singer   

1920  William D Howells, US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83   

1921  Tel Aviv is inaugural all Jewish municipality.   

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1568  Christian i: Ruler of anhalt-bernburg (battle of white mountain)   

1571  Niwa nagashige: Japanese warlord   

1654  Cornelis van alkemade: Dutch historian   

1720  Karl friedrich hieronymus freiherr von münchhausen: German adventurer   

1722  Peter camper: Leyden holland, anatomist/professor (amsterdam)   

1731  Johann gottfried seyfert: Composer   

1733  Victoire of france: Daughter of king louis xv   

1752  Johann friedrich blumenbach: German anthropologist   

1304  Mahmud ghazan: Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Death of Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china),   

1631  Christoph buel: Composer,   

1672  Charles seton: 2nd earl of dunfermline, english royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  Death of Jules hardouin mansart: French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  Jean galbert de campistron: French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco stradivari: Ital violin maker/son of antonius,   

1772  Joseph kerckhoff: Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged