Historical Events In March - 11

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet) on this day in history.   

1885  Fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton on this day in history.   

1885  On March - 11 malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

1888  On this day in history great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  On March - 11 the "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines.   

1888  On this day in history great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history the first public basketball game (Springfield MA)   

1892  On this day in history 1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass)   

1892  On this day in history wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)   

1894  The first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis" on March - 11.   

1894  On March - 11 john Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies   

1895  Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed on March - 11.   

1897  On March - 11 a meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.   

1897  On March - 11 henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources)   

1897  Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1898  The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star on March - 11.   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) on March - 11.   

1899  On March - 11 frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)   

1900  On March - 11 edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies   

1901  Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant on March - 11.   

1902  On March - 11 josef Martin Bauer, writer   

1903  Dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post) on March - 11.   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on this day in history.   

1904  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1906  On March - 11 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

1907  Eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids) on March - 11.   

1907  On this day in history nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered   

1908  On this day in history laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.   

1908  On this day in history lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1908  Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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1544  On March - 11 birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  On March - 11 birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  On March - 11 birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On March - 11 birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on March - 11.   

1731  On March - 11 birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  On March - 11 death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  On March - 11 sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  On this day in history death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on this day in history.   

1486  On this day in history albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on this day in history.   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on March - 11.   

1602  On March - 11 death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer