373 Historic Events for March 11
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| 1874 |
Death |
Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63
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| 1876 |
Birth |
David Wijnkoop, Dutch revolutionary socialist
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations)
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph tests)
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| 1882 |
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Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association organized in Princeton NJ
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet)
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)
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| 1888 |
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Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US
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| 1890 |
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Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Raoul Walsh, NYC, director (Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry)
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| 1892 |
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1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)
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| 1894 |
Death |
John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies
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| 1895 |
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Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed
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| 1897 |
Death |
Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist, dies at 45
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources)
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| 1897 |
Death |
Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58
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| 1898 |
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Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)
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| 1900 |
Death |
Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies
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| 1901 |
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Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant
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| 1902 |
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Josef Martin Bauer, writer
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
George Dickinson, cricketer (bowled for NZ in their 1st 3 Tests)
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