Page 3: Historical Events In August - 11

1863  Arpad Szendy, composer on August - 11.   

1866  On August - 11 world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

1867  Hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade) on August - 11.   

1868  Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on August - 11.   

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) on this day in history.   

1872  Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on August - 11.   

1873  John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) on August - 11.   

1874  On August - 11 harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

1877  Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

1880  Frederick Jerome Work, composer on August - 11.   

1882  On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia   

1883  Ernst Stadler, writer on August - 11.   

1884  On this day in history 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust   

1885  $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history california Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

1888  On August - 11 owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh)   

1890  On August - 11 erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1890  On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89   

1892  On August - 11 the birth of Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet   

1892  On this day in history hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound)   

1894  Wilhelm Grosz, composer on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 11 harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain   

1897  The birth of Enid Blyton, English author on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)   

1898  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist on August - 11.   

1900  On this day in history alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS]   

1901  On this day in history francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82   

1902  Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history michael Whalley Wickham, artist   

1904  On August - 11 german-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa   

1904  On August - 11 jess Stacy, pianist   

1907  St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player)   

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1467  On August - 11 birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  On August - 11 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 this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On August - 11 birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on August - 11.   

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

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

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

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.