11th March anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1862
  • United States
  • "Birth of O.Henry, American short story writer famous for his surprise endings." more
  • 1907
  • Great Britain
  • Jessie Matthews born 1907 (died 1981). Actress on stage and in film. From 1963 took over the role of Mrs Dale on the daily wireless serial until it was axed in 1969.
  • 1944
  • United States
  • "Birth of American rock and roll singer Brenda Lee, Little Miss Dynamite." more
• event
  • 1708
  • Great Britain
  • Queen Anne withheld Royal Assent from a militia bill – the last time a British monarch vetoed government legislation.
  • 1918
  • Russian Federation
  • The Russian capital was transferred from Petrograd (now St Petersburg) to Moscow.
  • 1918
  • United States
  • "The first case of Spanish ’flu occurred at Fort Riley army camp, Kansas, USA – the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic."
  • 1985
  • Great Britain
  • Al Fayed buys Harrods
  • 1682
  • Great Britain
  • "The Royal Hospital, Chelsea was founded by Charles II to house army veterans"
  • 1702
  • Great Britain
  • First English daily newspaper The Daily Courant (till 1735)
• Death
  • 1820
  • United States
  • "Death of Benjamin West, American born painter who was president of the Royal Academy in London for many years." more
  • 1889
  • Great Britain
  • Execution of Jessie King for the separate murder of 2 babies she was paid to look after. She was the last woman executed in Edinburgh.
  • 1908
  • Italy
  • "Death of Edmondo De Amicis, Italian children’s writer ."
  • 1916
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Lady Florence Baker, widow of Sir Samuel Baker the explorer who bought her, aged 14, in a slave market in Hungary in 1859."
  • 1957
  • United States
  • "Death of Richard Evelyn Bird, American aviator and explorer"
  • 1969
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of John Wyndham, British science fiction writer (The Day of the Triffids)"