Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  Joseph Schuster, composer on August - 11.   

1757  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1772  Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 on this day in history.   

1772  The birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general on August - 11.   

1772  On August - 11 rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history barbados hurricane begins   

1786  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia on August - 11.   

1794  On August - 11 jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72   

1799  On this day in history joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist   

1804  Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria on August - 11.   

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history david R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849   

1811  On August - 11 judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6]   

1820  On this day in history janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56   

1823  Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe) on this day in history.   

1824  New South Wales is constituted a Crown colony on August - 11.   

1828  On August - 11 edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909   

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on this day in history.   

1835  On August - 11 george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  On August - 11 cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated on August - 11.   

1844  On this day in history jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63   

1852  Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1858  On August - 11 first ascent of the Eiger.   

1858  On August - 11 christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)   

1860  On August - 11 nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  On August - 11 nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on this day in history.   

1860  James Wilson, politician on this day in history.   

1862  Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly) on this day in history.   

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history cambodia becomes French protectorate   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on August - 11.   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

1667  On August - 11 birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On August - 11 death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On August - 11 death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on August - 11.   

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.