Historical Events In July - 11

1801  On July - 11 french astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet   

1804  Alex Hamilton killed by VP Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken on July - 11.   

1804  American VP Aaron Burr kills US treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton during a duel on this day in history.   

1804  Former U S Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton is mortally wounded at age 49 in a duel at Weehawken, N J with Vice President Aaron Burr, now 48, who has heard of insults directed at him by Hamilton and demanded satisfaction on July - 11.   

1804  VP Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken on this day in history.   

1804  Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history james Smith, Irish/US attorney/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 87   

1810  Eugene L Simonis, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

1811  Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoir about molecular content of gases on this day in history.   

1811  Joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1812  US invades Canada (Detroit frontier) on this day in history.   

1816  French A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect on July - 11.   

1818  Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," & "Gadfly" on July - 11.   

1824  On July - 11 adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer   

1825  Edward Henry Hobson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on July - 11.   

1826  On this day in history alexander Aphanashev, Russ story teller (Narodnye roesskie skazki)   

1826  Carl Bernhard Wessely, composer, dies at 57 on July - 11.   

1836  Carlos Gomez, composer on this day in history.   

1837  Paul Lacombe, composer on this day in history.   

1838  John Wanamaker, merchant (Wanamakers Dept Store) on July - 11.   

1841  Daniel de Lange, Dutch composer on this day in history.   

1844  On July - 11 peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia   

1847  On this day in history joachim G le Sage at Trousers, RC foreman/publicist, dies at 71   

1848  On July - 11 edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent v England)   

1851  On this day in history millie & Christine, NC, siamese twins   

1857  On this day in history alfred Binet, French child psychologist   

1860  On July - 11 johannis J van Laar, Dutch chemist (thermodynamics)   

1861  Battle of Laurel Mountain VA-Gen Morris forces retreat of rebels on July - 11.   

1861  On July - 11 anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer   

1862  Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief on this day in history.   

1862  Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer on July - 11.   

1863  Japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4 on this day in history.   

1864  Confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash DC on July - 11.   

1864  On July - 11 battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early's Raid, Tennallytown, MD)   

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1274  On July - 11 birth of robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29)   

1366  Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394) was born on July - 11.   

1540  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on July - 11.   

1558  On this day in history birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on July - 11.   

1603  On this day in history birth of kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665)   

1628  Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701) was born on July - 11.   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on July - 11.   

0155  On July - 11 pius I, bishop of Rome (approx 140-155)/saint/martyr, dies   

0472  On this day in history death of anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire   

0937  On this day in history death of king Rudolph II of Burgundy   

0969  On this day in history death of olga of Kiev   

1174  Amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1183  Death of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria on July - 11.   

1302  On July - 11 jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies   

1382  On July - 11 nicholas van Oresme, French philosopher/bishop of Lisieux, dies at 62