Historical Events In May - 11
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1896 Josip Slavenski, composer on May - 11.
1897 Wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers on May - 11.
1897 On May - 11 izak W van der Merwe, [Boerneef], S Afr writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek)
1898 Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain on May - 11.
1900 On May - 11 james J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title
1901 Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn) on May - 11.
1902 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo) on this day in history.
1903 Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42) on this day in history.
1904 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace on this day in history.
1904 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace on this day in history.
1904 On May - 11 guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer
1905 Marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders)
1907 Bank of San Fransisco incorporated on May - 11.
1907 Bank of SF incorporated on May - 11.
1907 On May - 11 john Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54
1909 Herbert Murrill, composer on this day in history.
1910 On May - 11 glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA)
1910 On this day in history montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada
1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms on this day in history.
1910 On May - 11 jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer
1911 On this day in history the United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1911 Doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on May - 11.
1912 On May - 11 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
1912 Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & Mindy) on May - 11.
1913 On this day in history clare Grundman, composer
1916 On May - 11 einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1916 C J Cela, writer on May - 11.
1916 On May - 11 karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies
1917 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand on this day in history.
1917 On May - 11 hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser
1917 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 on this day in history.
1918 Richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965) on this day in history.
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