Page 12: Historical Events In 1911

Sep 02   Joao Chagas forms Portuguese govt   

Sep 03   31st US Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62)   

Sep 04   Garros sets world altitude record of 4250 m (13944 ft).   

Sep 06   Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary   

Sep 07   Todor C Zjivkov, Bulgaria partizan/premier/president.   

Sep 09   1st European airpost (Hendon to Windsor, England).   

Sep 09   The inaugural airmail service (British Post Office)   

Sep 12   Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0   

Sep 13   Bill Monroe, Rosine Ky, country singer (Blue Moon of Kentucky).   

Sep 15   Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist.   

Sep 16   Edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies   

Sep 16   Wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom)   

Sep 17   1st transcontinental airplane flight, NY-Pasadena in 82 hrs 4 min   

Sep 17   inaugural transcontinental airplane flight, NY-Pasadena in 82 hrs 4 min.   

Sep 18   Britain's 1st twin-engine airplane (Short S.39) test flown   

Sep 18   Britain's inaugural twin-engine airplane (Short S.39) test flown.   

Sep 18   Russian Premier Peter Stolypin (1906-11), shot and murdered at the Kiev Opera House aged 49.   

Sep 19   Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer.   

Sep 19   Red Tuesday-20000 protest for universal rights   

Sep 20   Frank Devol, Moundsville WV, orch leader (I'm Dickens He's Fenster).   

Sep 20   Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header   

Sep 21   Arab Pasha, "al-Misri" [Pasha Ahmad Arab), Egyptian minister, dies   

Sep 22   Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511.   

Sep 22   In this year, Cy Young at 44, claims his 511th and final game   

Sep 23   Earl Ovington is recorded as becoming 1st air mail pilot   

Sep 24   Konstantin Chernenko, USSR leader.   

Sep 25   French battleship Liberte explodes at Toulon Harbor, 285 killed   

Sep 25   Lionel Henry Nowak, composer.   

Sep 26   Jan F Hampe, pathologist-anatomy (Fabric and Stoflongen).   

Sep 27   Peter Muir Doig, politician.   

Sep 28   Louis Pincoffs, businessman/Dutch politician 1st-Chamber, dies.   

Sep 29   Gun magazine of French battleship Liberte explode   

Sep 29   Italy declares war on Turkey over who owns Tripoli, Libya.   

Sep 29   Reginald Victor Jones, CH, FRS natural philosopher.   

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Jan 01   Endre szervanszky: Composer [or dec 27]   

Jan 01   Hank greenberg: Hall-of-fame 1st baseman (detroit tiger)   

Jan 03   John sturges: Us, director (old man & sea, magnificent 7)   

Jan 05   Jean-pierre aumont: French actor   

Jan 05   Jean-pierre aumont: Paris france, actor (cat & mouse, happy hooker)   

Jan 06   Eduardo frei montalva: President of chile (1964-70)   

Jan 06   Joey adams: Bkln ny, comedian/actor/columnist (abc's back that fact)   

Jan 06   Nikolai afanasyevich kryuchkov: Actor (telegram, town people)   

Jan 03   Alexandros papadiamantis: Greek author (b. 1851)   

Jan 09   Edwin arthur jones: Composer,   

Jan 15   Wilhelm berger: Composer,    

Jan 17   Francis galton: English scholar,   

Jan 24   Carl eilhardt: Composer,   

Jan 26   Charles wentworth dilke: English undersecretary of state,   

Feb 04   Peter a "piet" cronje: South africa boer general,   

Feb 05   Petrus a cronjé: Transvaal boer general,