Page 2: Historical Events In May - 11

1772  On this day in history amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

1772  Henri-Jean Rigel, composer on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

1778  William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69 on May - 11.   

1779  On May - 11 john Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68   

1784  England & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty on May - 11.   

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer on this day in history.   

1792  On May - 11 columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray   

1792  Columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray on May - 11.   

1803  On May - 11 the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer   

1807  On May - 11 ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

1811  On May - 11 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

1812  Waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on!   

1813  In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century on May - 11.   

1814  On May - 11 americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh   

1816  On this day in history american Bible Society forms (New York)   

1816  On May - 11 american Bible Society forms (NY)   

1819  On May - 11 caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47   

1820  Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter on May - 11.   

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1833  On May - 11 "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215   

1840  On this day in history filippo Capocci, composer   

1841  Lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

1845  On this day in history karoly Filtsch, composer, dies at 14   

1849  On May - 11 carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer, dies at 38   

1850  On May - 11 work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco   

1850  Work starts on 1st brick building in SF on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)   

1854  John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper) on May - 11.   

1855  On May - 11 anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on May - 11.   

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

1631  On May - 11 christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  On this day in history death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  On May - 11 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  On May - 11 death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.