Page 4: Historical Events In February - 11

1873  Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I on February - 11.   

1873  On February - 11 feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist (Pages from My Life)   

1874  Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author on February - 11.   

1875  On this day in history sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer   

1878  On February - 11 first weekly Weather report published in UK   

1878  1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms on this day in history.   

1879  On February - 11 jean Gilbert, composer   

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on February - 11.   

1882  On this day in history gheorghe Cucu, composer   

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.   

1883  Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith) on February - 11.   

1887  John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history the first Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda   

1889  Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 on this day in history.   

1889  On February - 11 john Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers)   

1890  On February - 11 john P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer   

1891  On this day in history j W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests)   

1892  On February - 11 erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63   

1893  Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival) on February - 11.   

1894  Alfonso Leng, composer on February - 11.   

1894  On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70   

1895  On February - 11 -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)   

1895  Georgetown became part of Washington DC on this day in history.   

1895  -17°F (-27.2°C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) on February - 11.   

1895  On this day in history viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer   

1896  On this day in history oscar Wildes "Salomé," premieres in Paris   

1896  Oscar Wildes "Salome," premieres in Paris on February - 11.   

1897  White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC on February - 11.   

1897  Yves de La Casiniere, composer on February - 11.   

1898  Owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia on February - 11.   

1898  Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist   

1899  -15ºF (-26ºC), Washington DC (district record) on February - 11.   

1899  -61ºF (-52ºC), Montana (record low temperature) on February - 11.   

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on this day in history.   

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on this day in history.   

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on February - 11.   

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on February - 11.   

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.   

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on February - 11.   

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on February - 11.   

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on February - 11.   

0821  On this day in history benedict of Aniane, saint, dies   

0824  On this day in history paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies   

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1141  On this day in history hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies   

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on February - 11.   

1503  On February - 11 elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday