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) in the year 1911.  

Oct 28   Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader  

Oct 30   In the year 1911 clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators  

Nov 01   On this day in history introduction of compulsory military training  

Nov 02   Odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979) in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 03   Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1911.  

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 in the year 1911.  

Nov 04   Jack Rose, screenwriter on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica in the year 1911.  

Nov 05   In the year 1911 italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica  

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

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

Nov 07   In the year 1911 walter Shlomo Gross, journalist  

Nov 09   Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 10   Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha) in the year 1911.  

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   In the year 1911 patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny)  

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

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

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

Nov 17   In the year 1911 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   On this day in history britain's first seaplane flies  

Nov 19   NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy in the year 1911.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1911 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 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1911.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57  

Jan 15   Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1911.  

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1911 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   In the year 1911 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies