Page 2: Historical Events In 1911

Jan 17   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) in the year 1911.   

Jan 18   On this day in history a plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA   

Jan 18   On this day in history gabor Darvas, composer   

Jan 18   The first shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1911 stanley William Reed, cineaste   

Jan 21   On this day in history the first Monte Carlo motor rally begins.   

Jan 22   Bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83) in the year 1911.   

Jan 23   In the year 1911 dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer   

Jan 24   Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1911.   

Jan 24   In the year 1911 c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)   

Jan 25   Julia Frances Smith, composer in the year 1911.   

Jan 26   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 in the year 1911.   

Jan 26   In the year 1911 glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego   

Jan 26   Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA in the year 1911.   

Jan 26   On this day in history norbert Schultze, composer   

Jan 27   In the year 1911 benay Venuta, SF Calif, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister)   

Jan 28   Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo in the year 1911.   

Jan 28   Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo in the year 1911.   

Jan 29   In the year 1911 george Burns, British major-general   

Jan 30   1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history alexander George Ogston, biochemist   

Jan 30   The first rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history a G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford)   

Jan 31   Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site   

Feb 03   On this day in history jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer   

Feb 04   In the year 1911 peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75   

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

Feb 05   Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam in the year 1911.   

Feb 06   1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz on this day in history.   

Feb 06   A W "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for S Africa 30's) in the year 1911.   

Feb 06   First old-age home opened in Prescott AZ where are the golf courses? on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1911 great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey   

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Jan 01   Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27] was born in the year 1911.   

Jan 01   In the year 1911 birth of hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)   

Jan 03   John Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001) was born in the year 1911.   

Jan 06   Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact)   

Jan 06   In the year 1911 birth of nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)   

Jan 03   In the year 1911 death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

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

Jan 15   Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1911 francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88   

Jan 24   Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1911.   

Jan 26   On this day in history charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67   

Feb 04   Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

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