Historical Events In 1911

Oct 26   On this day in history mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands)  

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

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

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

Oct 29   On this day in history joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

Oct 29   Phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader in the year 1911.  

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

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

Nov 02   In the year 1911 odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979)  

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Jack Rose, screenwriter in the year 1911.  

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   On this day in history italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica  

Nov 05   On this day in history 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   Francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist in the year 1911.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 11   In the year 1911 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) on this day in history.  

Nov 12   Luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates) on this day in history.  

Nov 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1911 charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade)  

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

Nov 18   On this day in history britain's 1st seaplane flies  

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

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 in the year 1911.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)  

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

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 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   Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies in the year 1911.