Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On this day in history joseph Schuster, composer   

1757  On August - 11 jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67   

1772  On this day in history explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general   

1772  Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general on August - 11.   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on August - 11.   

1780  On August - 11 barbados hurricane begins   

1786  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia on this day in history.   

1794  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72 on August - 11.   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 11 francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria   

1805  On this day in history pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament   

1807  On this day in history david R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849   

1811  Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] on August - 11.   

1820  On August - 11 janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56   

1823  On August - 11 charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)   

1824  On this day in history new South Wales is constituted a Crown colony.   

1828  Edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909 on August - 11.   

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  On this day in history robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill)   

1835  George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal on August - 11.   

1836  Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician on August - 11.   

1837  On August - 11 marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated   

1844  Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on August - 11.   

1852  Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history first ascent of the Eiger.   

1858  On this day in history christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)   

1860  Nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on August - 11.   

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on August - 11.   

1860  On this day in history james Wilson, politician   

1862  On this day in history carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)   

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on August - 11.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on August - 11.   

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1467  On August - 11 birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

1635  On this day in history birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on August - 11.   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On August - 11 death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.   

1183  On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.