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1911 Opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila. 
1912 Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, is recorded as becoming the inaugural reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
1912 Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl)
1913 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax
1913 Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
1914 John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers).
1914 John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93.
1915 George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies.
1916 German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun
1916 Ian Wallace, British CEO
1917 Laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers.
1917 Anthony Burgess, English novelist is born.
1917 Alex Gordon, architect
1918 Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948).
1919 League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty
1919 F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian.
1920 In this year, The NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army
1920 Antony Duff, diplomat
1920 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73
1921 Georgian SSR proclaimed.
1921 Jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden.
1922 Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52.
1923 Bread in Berlin rises to 2000 mark
1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3).
1925 Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska
1925 Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81
1926 Francisco Franco is recorded as becoming General of Spain
1926 Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords
1927 Gdansk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor.
1927 Gdanks and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor
1930 Check photographing device patented.
1932 Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship
1933 USS Ranger the inaugural genuine aircraft carrier christened
1933 1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger.
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