March 11th in History

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March 11th in History

1702: The 'Daily Courant', the first successful English newspaper, was first published. It consisted of only 1 sheet
1779: US Army Corps of Engineers founded
1983: Donald Maclean, spy and associate of Guy Burgess, buried in Moscow
1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes last USSR leader.
1990: Lithuania declares its independence from the USSR

March 11th birthdays

1811: Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician
1819: Sir Henry Tate, Founder of London's Tate Gallery
1822: Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand, French mathematician
1890: Vannevar Bush, American engineer
1898: Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star
1915: J. C. R. Licklider, American Internet pioneer
1931: Rupert Murdoch, Australian-born entrepreneur
1947: Tristan Murail, French composer