Page 4: Historical Events In February - 11

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

1873  On this day in history feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist (Pages from My Life)   

1874  Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author on this day in history.   

1875  On February - 11 sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer   

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

1878  On February - 11 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms   

1879  Jean Gilbert, composer on this day in history.   

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

1882  On February - 11 gheorghe Cucu, composer   

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

1883  On February - 11 paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith)   

1887  On this day in history john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)   

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

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  -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) on February - 11.   

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 this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history white Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC   

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

1898  On February - 11 owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia   

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

1898  Leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist on February - 11.   

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

1899  -61ºF (-52ºC), Montana (record low temperature) on this day in history.   

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

1380  On this day in history birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist   

1465  On this day in history birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII   

1506  On February - 11 birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau   

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on this day in history.   

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

1568  On this day in history birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

1649  On this day in history birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)   

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

0824  Paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies on February - 11.   

0867  On February - 11 theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies   

1141  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on February - 11.   

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on this day in history.   

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