Historical Events In 1911

Nov 19   Ramon Caceres, President (Dominican Republic), murdered in the year 1911.  

Nov 20   Gustav Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde" (“Song of the Earth“) premieres in Munich in the year 1911.  

Nov 20   Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932) in the year 1911.  

Nov 23   Bernard Tancred, cricketer (87 runs in 1888-89 S Afr v England), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf) on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Post Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco renamed Letterman General Hospital on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital in the year 1911.  

Nov 24   Kirby Grant, Butte Mont, actor (Sky King) on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history 3rd CFL Grey Cup: U of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7  

Nov 26   Raymond Scheyven, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US in the year 1911.  

Nov 27   Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Asterix/Kuifje) on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Zapata proclaims Plan of Ayala Mexico on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Klaus EJ Fuchs, German/British atomic physicist/spy in the year 1911.  

Dec 01   Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers) in the year 1911.  

Dec 03   On this day in history dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)  

Dec 03   The birth of Nino Rota, Italian composer in the year 1911.  

Dec 05   Alfred Manessier, French painter (leaded windows) on this day in history.  

Dec 06   On this day in history alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary  

Dec 07   In the year 1911 leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC  

Dec 08   On this day in history lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront)  

Dec 09   Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol) on this day in history.  

Dec 10   On this day in history calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days)  

Dec 10   Calbraith Rogers completes first crossing of US by airplane (84 days) on this day in history.  

Dec 10   Chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report) in the year 1911.  

Dec 10   In the year 1911 joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94  

Dec 11   Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988) in the year 1911.  

Dec 11   On this day in history thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92  

Dec 12   On this day in history anna Russell, composer  

Dec 12   In the year 1911 delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.  

Dec 13   On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)  

Dec 13   In the year 1911 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies  

Dec 14   Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his expedition of four companions, are the first to reach the South Pole and return safely on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Ota Adler, Czech/British fur trader/founder (Federal Trust) on this day in history.  

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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   John Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7) was born in the year 1911.  

Jan 05   In the year 1911 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)  

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

Jan 09   Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1911.  

Jan 15   On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49  

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

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