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 this day in history.   

1778  William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1784  England & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer on May - 11.   

1792  On May - 11 columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray   

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray on May - 11.   

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

1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) on May - 11.   

1811  On May - 11 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1814  Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh on May - 11.   

1816  American Bible Society forms (New York) on May - 11.   

1816  American Bible Society forms (NY) on May - 11.   

1819  On May - 11 caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47   

1820  On May - 11 launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.   

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

1823  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter   

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) on May - 11.   

1833  On May - 11 "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215   

1840  On this day in history filippo Capocci, composer   

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

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter on May - 11.   

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  On May - 11 work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco   

1850  On May - 11 work starts on 1st brick building in SF   

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) on May - 11.   

1854  On this day in history john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) on this day in history.   

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1568  On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

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

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on May - 11.   

1610  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on May - 11.   

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