Page 14: Historical Events In 1911

Nov 01   Introduction of compulsory military training   

Nov 02   Odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979).   

Nov 03   Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T   

Nov 03   Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79.   

Nov 03   Vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)   

Nov 04   Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma.   

Nov 04   Jack Rose, screenwriter.   

Nov 05   Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing inaugural transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17)   

Nov 05   inaugural transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes.   

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli and Cyrenaica.   

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli and Cyrenaica.   

Nov 05   Roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show).   

Nov 06   Francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico.   

Nov 07   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist.   

Nov 09   Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50   

Nov 10   Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly and charitable works).   

Nov 10   Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha).   

Nov 11   Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (see The 11/11/11 cold wave).   

Nov 11   Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny).   

Nov 12   Luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates)   

Nov 12   Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans' is born   

Nov 15   Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins   

Nov 17   Charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade)   

Nov 18   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies.   

Nov 18   Britain's 1st seaplane flies   

Nov 18   Britain's inaugural seaplane flies   

Nov 19   NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy   

Nov 19   Ramon Caceres, President (Dominican Republic), murdered.   

Nov 20   Gustav Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde" (“Song of the Earth“) premieres in Munich   

Nov 20   Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)   

Nov 23   Bernard Tancred, cricketer (87 runs in 1888-89 S Afr v England), dies.   

Nov 23   Peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)   

Nov 23   Post Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco renamed Letterman General Hospital   

Nov 23   Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital   

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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,