Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On August - 11 joseph Schuster, composer   

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 this day in history rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on August - 11.   

1780  Barbados hurricane begins on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia   

1794  On this day in history jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on August - 11.   

1804  On August - 11 francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria   

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on August - 11.   

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

1811  Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] on this day in history.   

1820  On August - 11 janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56   

1823  On this day in history charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)   

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

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

1832  Thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 11.   

1833  On August - 11 robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill)   

1835  On this day in history george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  On August - 11 cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  On this day in history marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated   

1844  Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1852  On August - 11 nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70   

1858  On August - 11 first ascent of the Eiger.   

1858  Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on August - 11.   

1860  Nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 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 August - 11.   

1863  On August - 11 french protectorate over Cambodia is established.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on August - 11.   

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

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

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

1673  On this day in history 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 August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on this day in history.   

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

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on this day in history.   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on this day in history.   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on August - 11.   

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

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