Page 3: Historical Events In August - 11

1863  On August - 11 arpad Szendy, composer   

1866  World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on August - 11.   

1867  On August - 11 hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)   

1868  On August - 11 halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52   

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) on August - 11.   

1872  On August - 11 lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1873  On August - 11 john Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing)   

1874  Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on this day in history.   

1877  On August - 11 asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

1877  Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer   

1882  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1883  Ernst Stadler, writer on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust   

1885  On August - 11 $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty   

1888  On August - 11 california Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

1888  Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 11 erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound) on this day in history.   

1894  On August - 11 wilhelm Grosz, composer   

1896  On this day in history harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain   

1897  On August - 11 the birth of Enid Blyton, English author   

1897  Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury) on August - 11.   

1898  On August - 11 arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist   

1900  On August - 11 alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS]   

1901  On this day in history francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82   

1902  On August - 11 christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu)   

1903  On this day in history michael Whalley Wickham, artist   

1904  German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa on August - 11.   

1904  Jess Stacy, pianist on this day in history.   

1907  St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn on this day in history.   

1907  Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player) on this day in history.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On August - 11 birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

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

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on August - 11.   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on August - 11.   

1171  On August - 11 louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on August - 11.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.