Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

1783  On December - 11 max von Schenkendorf, German poet   

1792  France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history pietro Coppola, composer   

1797  Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878 on December - 11.   

1801  Grabbe, writer on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer   

1810  On December - 11 alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine)   

1812  On this day in history 1st newspaper on Curacao (Curacao Gazette & Commercial Advertiser)   

1816  Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders on December - 11.   

1816  On December - 11 indiana becomes 19th state   

1817  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34 on December - 11.   

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer on December - 11.   

1831  John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55 on December - 11.   

1835  Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM on this day in history.   

1836  Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner on December - 11.   

1838  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG) on this day in history.   

1840  Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) on this day in history.   

1843  Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905) on December - 11.   

1844  First dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on this day in history.   

1844  1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on December - 11.   

1847  On this day in history moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25   

1849  Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman) on December - 11.   

1855  On December - 11 julian Edwards, composer   

1856  Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist on this day in history.   

1857  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification) on this day in history.   

1866  First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean on December - 11.   

1866  1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean on December - 11.   

1868  Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer on this day in history.   

1872  First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on this day in history.   

1872  On December - 11 1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)   

1874  On this day in history paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

1876  On December - 11 mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer   

1882  On this day in history boston's Bijou Theatre, first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, first performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on December - 11.   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.   

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.   

1121  On this day in history death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)