Page 4: Historical Events In October - 11

1899  South African Boers declare war on Great Britain on October - 11.   

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

1900  On October - 11 cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)   

1901  On this day in history emil Hlobil, composer   

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

1902  On this day in history leon Belasco, Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen)   

1906  On this day in history sF begins school for "Asians"   

1906  On this day in history earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)   

1908  On this day in history armen Carapetyan, composer   

1910  On this day in history eugene John Weigel, composer   

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

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

1913  On this day in history j J Pickle, (Rep-D-TX, 1963- )   

1914  German troops occupy Gent on October - 11.   

1914  On October - 11 edward J Day, US Postmaster General (1961)   

1915  Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins on October - 11.   

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 October - 11.   

1918  Major Tsumani shakes Caribbean on October - 11.   

1918  Jerome Robbins, [Rabinowitz], NY, choreographer (Tony-West Side Story) on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 11 the first ever 'inflight' meals are served on a flight from London to Paris   

1919  On October - 11 the first transcontinental air race ends   

1919  1st transcontinental air race ends on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history 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 this day in history german mark falls to 10 billion per œ, 4 billion per $   

1923  On this day in history babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a World Series game   

1924  Mal Whitfield, American athlete on October - 11.   

1925  On October - 11 belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism   

1925  On this day in history elmore Leonard, US writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up)   

1925  Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71 on October - 11.   

1926  Earle Hyman, NC, actor (Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus) on October - 11.   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  On this day in history birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on October - 11.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.   

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

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.   

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 October - 11.   

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

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.