351 Historic Events for December 11
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| 1899 |
Death |
Andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst
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| 1899 |
Death |
Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle
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| 1899 |
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Battle of Magers' fountain - Boer leader Cronj‚ vs Gen Methuen
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| 1901 |
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Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld
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| 1902 |
Death |
Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica), dies at 68
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| 1903 |
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British forces under MacDonald and Young march into Tibet
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| 1903 |
Death |
Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Joe Coral, bookmaker
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| 1905 |
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120ø F (49ø C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record)
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| 1905 |
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British govt of Campbell-Bannerman forms
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Eugen Fink, German philosopher
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Gilbert Roland, [Luis Alonso], Juarez Mex, actor (Juarez, Barbarosa)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Koos van de Griend, composer
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| 1906 |
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US president Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Birago Diop, Senegalees writer/ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Norbert Rosseau, composer
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| 1908 |
Event |
Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Elliott Cook Carter Jr, NYC, composer (Tom and Lily)
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| 1909 |
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Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000
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| 1909 |
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Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Robert Grieve, civil servant
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| 1911 |
Death |
Thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Vincent Henry Kemp, poet
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