Historical Events In 1911

Oct 26   In the year 1911 mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands)   

Oct 26   Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series in the year 1911.   

Oct 27   Leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront) in the year 1911.   

Oct 28   On this day in history bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game   

Oct 29   Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC in the year 1911.   

Oct 29   In the year 1911 phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader   

Oct 30   Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1911 introduction of compulsory military training   

Nov 02   Odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.   

Nov 03   On this day in history salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 03   Vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1911 jack Rose, screenwriter   

Nov 05   Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history first transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes.   

Nov 05   In the year 1911 italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica   

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica in the year 1911.   

Nov 05   In the year 1911 roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show)   

Nov 06   In the year 1911 francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico   

Nov 07   On this day in history walter Shlomo Gross, journalist   

Nov 09   On this day in history edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50   

Nov 10   Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works) in the year 1911.   

Nov 10   Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (see The 11/11/11 cold wave) in the year 1911.   

Nov 11   Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1911 luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates)   

Nov 12   On this day in history the birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans'   

Nov 15   On this day in history proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins   

Nov 17   On this day in history charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade)   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 britain's 1st seaplane flies   

Nov 18   Britain's first seaplane flies in the year 1911.   

Nov 19   In the year 1911 nY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy   

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Jan 01   Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7)   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001)   

Jan 06   In the year 1911 birth of eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70)   

Jan 06   Joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1911 edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57   

Jan 15   In the year 1911 wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 17   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 in the year 1911.   

Jan 24   In the year 1911 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 26   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 in the year 1911.   

Feb 05   On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies