Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On this day in history joseph Schuster, composer   

1757  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1772  On August - 11 explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general   

1772  Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general on August - 11.   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history barbados hurricane begins   

1786  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on August - 11.   

1804  On August - 11 francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria   

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on August - 11.   

1807  David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849 on August - 11.   

1811  On August - 11 judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6]   

1820  On August - 11 janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56   

1823  Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe) on this day in history.   

1824  New South Wales is constituted a Crown colony on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909   

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on this day in history.   

1835  On August - 11 george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  On this day in history cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated on this day in history.   

1844  Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on August - 11.   

1852  On this day in history nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70   

1858  First ascent of the Eiger on August - 11.   

1858  On this day in history christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)   

1860  On August - 11 nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history james Wilson, politician   

1862  On August - 11 carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)   

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 11 cambodia becomes French protectorate   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1171  On August - 11 louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on August - 11.   

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.