Historical Events In May - 11

1772  On this day in history amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

1772  On May - 11 henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

1772  Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on May - 11.   

1778  On May - 11 william Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69   

1779  John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1784  On May - 11 england & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty   

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray   

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray on this day in history.   

1803  The birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer on this day in history.   

1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) on this day in history.   

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins on this day in history.   

1812  On May - 11 waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral.   

1812  On May - 11 waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on!   

1813  In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century on this day in history.   

1814  On May - 11 americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh   

1816  On this day in history american Bible Society forms (New York)   

1816  On this day in history american Bible Society forms (NY)   

1819  On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47   

1820  Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1823  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter   

1830  On May - 11 john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1833  "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 on this day in history.   

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer on May - 11.   

1841  On this day in history lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound.   

1841  On May - 11 ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

1845  On this day in history karoly Filtsch, composer, dies at 14   

1849  Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer, dies at 38 on May - 11.   

1850  Work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history work starts on 1st brick building in SF   

1852  On May - 11 charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)   

1854  On May - 11 john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1855  On May - 11 anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1708  On May - 11 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  On this day in history death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged