Page 4: Historical Events In November - 07

1900  In this year, Sgt. Edward J. G. Holland (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) claims the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa.   

1900  Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses   

1900  Efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54)   

1901  Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli, dies   

1902  Rob van der de Bas, [Barend Robberts], troubadour (Klucht of the Cow)   

1903  Albert Helman, [Lou Lichtveld], Suriname politician/novelist   

1905  William Alwyn, composer   

1906  Eugene Carson Blake, US sec-gen of World council of Churches (1966-72)   

1907  Dynamite explodes on locomotive results in the deaths of engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico.   

1907  Maurits Mok, Dutch author/poet (Cheese and Bread Game)   

1908  Dutch capture Venezuelan navy   

1909  Knights and Ladies of St Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama   

1910  The inaugural air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.   

1910  Leo Tolstoi, Russian earl/writer (War and Peace), dies at 82 [OS].   

1911  Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist.   

1912  The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.   

1913  Albert Camus, Algeria, novelist/director (The Just-Nobel 1957)   

1914  Japan attack German concession on Chinese peninsula of Shanghai.   

1914  R[aphael] A[loysius] Lafferty, US, sci-fi author (Devil is Dead).   

1915  Austrian submarine torpedoes Italian passenger ship (272 kill).   

1916  Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President.   

1916  Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising   

1916  Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes).   

1917  British capture Gaza Palestine from the Turks   

1917  British capture Gaza Palestine from Turks   

1917  Andras Mihaly, composer   

1918  Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets.   

1918  Billy Graham, American evangelist is born   

1918  United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed.   

1918  Billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades)   

1919  US police raid offices of Union of Russian Workers.   

1919  Hugo Haase, German MP (SPD), murdered at 56.   

1921  Ed Wynn's musical "Perfect Fool," premieres in NYC.   

1922  Al Hirt, New Orleans LA, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World).   

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0630  Constans ii: Byzantine emperor   

1598  Francisco zurbarán: Spanish painter   

1619  Gédéon tallemant des réaux: French writer   

1650  John robinson: English diplomat   

1656  Walraad the younger: Earl of nassau-ottweiler/gov of nimegen   

1687  William stukeley: English archaeologist   

1692  Johannes g schnabel: German author/surgeon (insel felsenburg)   

1706  Carlo cecere: Composer   

0644  Umar ibn al-khattāb: Second caliph of islam   

0739  Willibrord: [clemens], 1st bishop of utrecht/saint 695-739,   

1225  Engelbert i: The saint, archbishop of cologne, murdered at 40   

1550  Death of Jon arason: The last roman catholic bishop of iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in skalholt with his two sons are and bjorn. (b. 1484)   

1560  Death of Peter s lotichius: [peter lotz], german poet (opera omnia),   

1573  Death of Solomon luria (maharshal): Talmudic author (yam shel shelomo),   

1581  Death of Richard davies: Welsh bishop and scholar   

1599  Death of Gasparo tagliacozzi: Italian surgeon (b. 1546)