Historical Events In March - 11

1884  Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet) on March - 11.   

1885  On March - 11 fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton   

1885  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

1888  On this day in history great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  On this day in history the "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines.   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US on March - 11.   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer on this day in history.   

1892  The first public basketball game (Springfield MA) on this day in history.   

1892  On March - 11 1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass)   

1892  On March - 11 wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)   

1894  On this day in history the first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis".   

1894  On this day in history john Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies   

1895  Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed on March - 11.   

1897  On this day in history a meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.   

1897  Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources) on March - 11.   

1897  On this day in history berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58   

1898  On this day in history the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) on March - 11.   

1899  Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72) on this day in history.   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on March - 11.   

1901  On March - 11 cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant   

1902  On this day in history josef Martin Bauer, writer   

1903  On this day in history dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)   

1904  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  On March - 11 cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1905  On March - 11 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1906  On March - 11 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

1907  On this day in history eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)   

1907  On this day in history nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered   

1908  On March - 11 laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.   

1908  On this day in history lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1908  Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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1544  On March - 11 birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on March - 11.   

1549  On this day in history birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on March - 11.   

1654  On March - 11 birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  On this day in history birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  On March - 11 death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

0859  On this day in history death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on March - 11.   

1486  On March - 11 albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on March - 11.