1800s / 19th century history on the 11th of July
1848 : Waterloo railway station was opened in London.
1889 : Tijuana in Mexico was founded.
1848 : Waterloo railway station was opened in London.
1889 : Tijuana in Mexico was founded.
1553 : Lady Jane Grey took the throne of England, when she became the de facto Queen of England and Ireland, for only 9 days until the 19th July, when she became known as the Nine Days' Queen.
1816 : ARGENTiNA declared independence from Spain. The area of the country is 2.78 million km2 (1 million square miles), and is the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world, now with a population of over 40 million people. … Continue Reading ››
1838 : Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin the German general and founder of the Zeppelin Airship Company was born Graf Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August von Zeppelin in Baden-Württemberg (originally known as Konstanz) in Germany (died in 1917 aged 78).
1865 : The 4 conspirators involved in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln were hanged.
1890 : Henri Nestlé the German-Swiss founder of Nestlé died from a heart attack, aged 75 (born in 1814). The Nestlé … Continue Reading ››
1483 : Richard III was crowned King of England. He was the last English king to die in battle, after he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth Field, during the last decisive battle of the Wars of … Continue Reading ››
1687 : iSAAC NEWTON published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica aka PRiNCiPiA, one of the most important works in the history of science. The 3 books written in Latin states Newton's laws of motion, which formed the foundation of … Continue Reading ››
1054 : SUPERNOVA SN 1054 stellar explosion was seen by the Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remained bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants … Continue Reading ››
1608 : QUéBEC City in Canada was founded by Samuel de Champlain, a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, draftsman, soldier, and chronicler. Official websites : Quebec.ca | Continue Reading ››
1566 : NOSTRADAMUS the French astrologer, physician and seer, died due to edema, aged 62 (born in 1503). He made his last prediction on the evening before his death, when he allegedly told his secretary Jean de Chavigny, … Continue Reading ››