Historical Events In 1911

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

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

Oct 27   Leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront) on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1911 bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game  

Oct 29   In the year 1911 joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

Oct 29   Phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader on this day in history.  

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

Nov 01   Introduction of compulsory military training in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 03   Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T in the year 1911.  

Nov 03   In the year 1911 salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 03   In the year 1911 vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)  

Nov 04   On this day in history charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma  

Nov 04   In the year 1911 jack Rose, screenwriter  

Nov 05   In the year 1911 calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17)  

Nov 05   First transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes in the year 1911.  

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.  

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

Nov 06   On this day in history francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico  

Nov 07   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 10   In the year 1911 andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works)  

Nov 10   In the year 1911 harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha)  

Nov 11   On this day in history 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).  

Nov 11   Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny) in the year 1911.  

Nov 12   Luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates) in the year 1911.  

Nov 12   In the year 1911 the birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans'  

Nov 15   Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 18   On this day in history alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies  

Nov 18   Britain's 1st seaplane flies on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1911 britain's first seaplane flies  

Nov 19   NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27]  

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 in the year 1911.  

Jan 05   In the year 1911 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001)  

Jan 06   Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70) was born in the year 1911.  

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

Jan 06   Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People) was born in the year 1911.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 in the year 1911.  

Jan 24   On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67  

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

Feb 04   On this day in history peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75  

Feb 05   In the year 1911 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies