Page 4: Historical Events In March - 11

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet) on March - 11.   

1885  On this day in history fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton   

1885  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

1888  On March - 11 great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  The "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 11 great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer on this day in history.   

1892  On March - 11 the first public basketball game (Springfield MA)   

1892  1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass) on March - 11.   

1892  Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history the first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis".   

1894  John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies on March - 11.   

1895  Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history a meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.   

1897  Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources) on this day in history.   

1897  Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58 on March - 11.   

1898  The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)   

1899  Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72) on March - 11.   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant   

1902  Josef Martin Bauer, writer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  On March - 11 cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist   

1905  On this day in history stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1905  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1906  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer on March - 11.   

1907  On March - 11 eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)   

1907  Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered on this day in history.   

1908  Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development on March - 11.   

1908  On this day in history lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1908  On March - 11 peter Milne, composer, dies at 83   

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1544  On this day in history birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  On March - 11 birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.   

1654  On March - 11 birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history birth of henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807)   

1731  On March - 11 birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  On March - 11 death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on March - 11.   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on March - 11.   

1198  On this day in history death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

1486  On March - 11 albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on March - 11.   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on March - 11.   

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on March - 11.