Historical Events In June - 11

1726  On this day in history cardinal Fleury succeeds duke of Bourbon as French premier   

1727  On June - 11 george I becomes the new King of England   

1740  On June - 11 luigi Gatti, composer   

1742  On this day in history benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove   

1764  On this day in history christoph Stoltzenberg, composer, dies at 74   

1766  Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on June - 11.   

1770  On June - 11 capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef   

1770  Capt James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia on this day in history.   

1774  Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army on this day in history.   

1775  On June - 11 egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67   

1776  On June - 11 the birth of John Constable, English painter   

1776  On June - 11 continental Congress create a committee to draft Decl of Independence   

1776  John Constable, England, landscape painter (Hay Wain) on June - 11.   

1788  On this day in history first British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC   

1788  On this day in history 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC   

1793  On June - 11 1st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick   

1798  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta.   

1807  On June - 11 james Findlay Schenck, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  On June - 11 charles Henry Poor, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1808  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1811  On June - 11 charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82   

1816  Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded on June - 11.   

1816  On June - 11 robert Huston Milroy, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890   

1822  On June - 11 samuel Davis Sturgis, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889   

1823  James Lawson Kemper, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on June - 11.   

1825  The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City on June - 11.   

1825  Daniel D Tompkins, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54 on June - 11.   

1828  Dugald Stewart, Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74 on June - 11.   

1829  Hendrik Gerhard, Founder (Dutch Social-Democratic) on this day in history.   

1837  The Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans on this day in history.   

1838  On June - 11 iowa Territory is organized   

1840  Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser on this day in history.   

1842  Alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician on this day in history.   

1847  Millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader (English women's movement) on June - 11.   

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1403  John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On June - 11 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

1572  On June - 11 birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)   

1588  On June - 11 birth of george Wither, English writer (d. 1667)   

1672  On this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

1696  On June - 11 birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)   

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born on this day in history.   

0323  Death of Alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June) on this day in history.   

1183  Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155) on this day in history.   

1216  On this day in history hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies   

1249  On this day in history adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies   

1479  On June - 11 johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

1488  On this day in history james III, king of Scotland, dies in battle   

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on June - 11.   

1560  Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.