Page 4: Historical Events In May - 11

1896  On May - 11 josip Slavenski, composer   

1897  On this day in history wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers   

1897  On this day in history izak W van der Merwe, [Boerneef], S Afr writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek)   

1898  Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history james J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title   

1901  On this day in history mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn)   

1902  On May - 11 kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)   

1903  Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42) on this day in history.   

1904  Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace on May - 11.   

1904  On this day in history andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace   

1904  Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer on this day in history.   

1905  Marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner on May - 11.   

1906  On this day in history kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders)   

1907  Bank of San Fransisco incorporated on this day in history.   

1907  Bank of SF incorporated on May - 11.   

1907  John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history herbert Murrill, composer   

1910  Glacier National Park is established (Montana, USA) on this day in history.   

1910  Montana's Glacier National Park forms The park borders the Cdn. Waterton National Park in Canada on May - 11.   

1910  On May - 11 montana's Glacier National Park forms   

1910  Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer on this day in history.   

1911  The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.   

1911  On May - 11 doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers)   

1912  38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 on this day in history.   

1912  Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & Mindy) on this day in history.   

1913  Clare Grundman, composer on May - 11.   

1916  Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history c J Cela, writer   

1916  Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies on this day in history.   

1917  Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand on this day in history.   

1917  Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser on May - 11.   

1917  On this day in history otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66   

1918  44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 on May - 11.   

1918  Richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965) on May - 11.   

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1568  On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

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

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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

1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged