Page 14: Historical Events In 1910

Oct 18   Albertus "Bert" Botterman, actor (Bridge Too Far)   

Oct 18   In this year, Edward Forster publishes "Howards End".   

Oct 19   Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)   

Oct 20   1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series.   

Oct 22   Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and was subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London.   

Oct 23   Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight.   

Oct 23   Blanche Scott became inaugural woman solo a public airplane flight.   

Oct 23   Hayden Rorke, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Bellows-I Dream of Jeannie).   

Oct 26   John "Cardinal" Krol, former archbishop (Philadelphia)   

Oct 27   Fred de Cordova, film/TV producer (Tonight Show).   

Oct 28   Arthur Altman, songwriter   

Oct 29   Alfred J Ayer, England, Neopositivist philosopher/logician   

Oct 29   Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game   

Oct 30   J Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies   

Oct 30   Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spain, poet (Viento del Pueblo).   

Nov 01   1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois.   

Nov 04   Start of S Africa's 1st F-C game in Aust (v S Aust) It rained.   

Nov 06   Arthur Cohn, composer.   

Nov 06   SDAP/NVV initiate campaign for general males/female suffrage   

Nov 07   Leo Tolstoi, Russian earl/writer (War and Peace), dies at 82 [OS].   

Nov 07   The inaugural air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.   

Nov 08   1st Washington State election in which women could vote   

Nov 08   inaugural Washington State election in which women could vote   

Nov 08   Tolstoy, Russian novelist, dies   

Nov 10   The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, though the official founding date is November 23, 1910   

Nov 11   Arnold D W Tilanus, Dutch MP (CHU).   

Nov 12   1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon   

Nov 12   A "Dudley" Nourse, cricketer (son of Dave, brilliant S African bat).   

Nov 12   inaugural Movie stunt man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon   

Nov 12   inaugural Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon   

Nov 14   1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va   

Nov 14   Eric Lawson Malpass, writer.   

Nov 14   The inaugural airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va   

Nov 14   The inaugural take off by an aircraft from a ship takes place, from the cruiser Birmingham in Chesapeake Bay.   

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Jan 01   Russ bender: Actor/writer (amazing colossal man, space monster)   

Jan 02   Ulrich becher: Writer   

Jan 02   Srirangam srinivasarao: Telugu poet    

Jan 03   Thomas stuart willan: Historian   

Jan 03   Frenchy bordagaray: American baseball player   

Jan 04   Arthur villeneuve: Quebec painter   

Jan 05   Erica morini: Vienna austria, concert violinist   

Jan 05   Hugh brannum: American actor    

Jan 04   Leon delagrange: French aviation pioneer,   

Jan 17   Thomas crapper: Inventor (flush toilet),    

Jan 25   Leon walras: French economist (school of lausanne),    

Jan 28   Jose garcia robles: Composer,    

Jan 29   Edouard rod: French/swiss writer (mishel' tes'e),    

Feb 01   Otto julius bierbaum: German writer (irrgarten der liebe),   

Feb 06   Alfonso maria fusco. beatified italian roman catholic priest and founder: Alfonso maria fusco. beatified italian roman catholic priest and founder (b.1839)   

Feb 08   Hans jæger: Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)