Historical Events In October - 11

1899  South African Boers declare war on Great Britain on this day in history.  

1899  A L "Oosh" Ochse, cricketer (no relation to A E S African fast bowler) on this day in history.  

1900  Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates) on this day in history.  

1901  On October - 11 emil Hlobil, composer  

1902  On October - 11 8th US Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY  

1902  Leon Belasco, Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen) on this day in history.  

1906  SF begins school for "Asians" on October - 11.  

1906  On October - 11 earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)  

1908  Armen Carapetyan, composer on this day in history.  

1910  On October - 11 eugene John Weigel, composer  

1911  Ty Cobb (AL) & Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto on this day in history.  

1913  Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 11 j J Pickle, (Rep-D-TX, 1963- )  

1914  German troops occupy Gent on October - 11.  

1914  On this day in history edward J Day, US Postmaster General (1961)  

1915  On October - 11 bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins  

1917  On October - 11 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer  

1917  Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies on October - 11.  

1918  Lt. Wallace L. Algie (20th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France on this day in history.  

1918  Major Tsumani shakes Caribbean on October - 11.  

1918  On this day in history jerome Robbins, [Rabinowitz], NY, choreographer (Tony-West Side Story)  

1919  The first ever 'inflight' meals are served on a flight from London to Paris on this day in history.  

1919  On October - 11 the first transcontinental air race ends  

1919  1st transcontinental air race ends on October - 11.  

1919  On October - 11 art Blakey, Pitts PA, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers)  

1922  The first woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson) on October - 11.  

1922  On October - 11 1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson)  

1923  On October - 11 german mark falls to 10 billion per �, 4 billion per $  

1923  Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a World Series game on this day in history.  

1924  Mal Whitfield, American athlete on October - 11.  

1925  On October - 11 belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism  

1925  Elmore Leonard, US writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71  

1926  On this day in history earle Hyman, NC, actor (Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus)  

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.  

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer  

1593  On October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)  

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)  

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)  

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)  

1671  On this day in history birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)  

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies  

0965  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40  

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.  

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.  

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies  

1424  On October - 11 jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46  

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies  

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies