Historical Events In June - 11

1726  Cardinal Fleury succeeds duke of Bourbon as French premier on June - 11.   

1727  On June - 11 george I becomes the new King of England   

1740  On this day in history luigi Gatti, composer   

1742  Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove on this day in history.   

1764  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1766  Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on June - 11.   

1770  On this day in history capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef   

1770  On June - 11 capt James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia   

1774  Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army on this day in history.   

1775  Egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 11.   

1776  On this day in history the birth of John Constable, English painter   

1776  Continental Congress create a committee to draft Decl of Independence on this day in history.   

1776  John Constable, England, landscape painter (Hay Wain) on June - 11.   

1788  First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.   

1788  1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.   

1793  1st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick on June - 11.   

1798  Napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta on June - 11.   

1807  On this day in history james Findlay Schenck, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  On June - 11 charles Henry Poor, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1811  Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history gas Light Co of Baltimore founded   

1816  On this day in history robert Huston Milroy, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890   

1822  Samuel Davis Sturgis, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

1823  James Lawson Kemper, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1825  The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City on June - 11.   

1825  On this day in history daniel D Tompkins, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54   

1828  Dugald Stewart, Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1829  On June - 11 hendrik Gerhard, Founder (Dutch Social-Democratic)   

1837  The Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans on this day in history.   

1838  Iowa Territory is organized on this day in history.   

1840  On June - 11 henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

1842  On June - 11 alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician   

1847  On June - 11 millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader (English women's movement)   

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1403  John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427) was born on this day in history.   

1456  On June - 11 birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)   

1540  On June - 11 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

1572  Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born on this day in history.   

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On June - 11 birth of francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)   

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born on this day in history.   

0323  On June - 11 death of alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June)   

1183  Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155) on June - 11.   

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on June - 11.   

1249  On this day in history adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies   

1479  On June - 11 johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on June - 11.   

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on June - 11.   

1560  On June - 11 marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44