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 this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history grabbe, writer   

1803  On December - 11 the birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer   

1810  Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine) on this day in history.   

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

1816  On December - 11 citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders   

1816  On December - 11 indiana becomes 19th state   

1817  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer on December - 11.   

1831  On December - 11 john George Schetky, composer, dies at 55   

1835  Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM on December - 11.   

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

1838  On this day in history emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)   

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

1843  Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905) on this day in history.   

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

1844  1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct on this day in history.   

1847  On December - 11 moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25   

1849  On December - 11 ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)   

1855  On this day in history julian Edwards, composer   

1856  On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

1857  On December - 11 francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73   

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification) on December - 11.   

1866  On this day in history first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean   

1866  On this day in history 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

1868  On December - 11 ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer   

1872  First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on December - 11.   

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

1874  Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag) on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 11 mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer   

1882  Boston's Bijou Theatre, first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, first performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe" on December - 11.   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on this day in history.   

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

1475  On this day in history birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.   

1712  On December - 11 birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1725  On this day in history birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I   

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on December - 11.   

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1282  On December - 11 death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1532  On this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)