Page 14: Historical Events In 1911

Oct 26   Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series in the year 1911.   

Oct 27   On this day in history leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront)   

Oct 28   On this day in history bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game   

Oct 29   Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader   

Oct 30   In the year 1911 clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators   

Nov 01   In the year 1911 introduction of compulsory military training   

Nov 02   Odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.   

Nov 03   On this day in history salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 03   On this day in history vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)   

Nov 04   Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma in the year 1911.   

Nov 04   Jack Rose, screenwriter in the year 1911.   

Nov 05   In the year 1911 calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17)   

Nov 05   In the year 1911 first 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 & Cyrenaica on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica in the year 1911.   

Nov 05   Roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico   

Nov 07   In the year 1911 walter Shlomo Gross, journalist   

Nov 09   On this day in history edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50   

Nov 10   On this day in history andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works)   

Nov 10   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   On this day in history patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny)   

Nov 12   Luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   The birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans' in the year 1911.   

Nov 15   Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins in the year 1911.   

Nov 17   Charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade) on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 britain's 1st seaplane flies   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 britain's first seaplane flies   

Nov 19   On this day in history nY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy   

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Jan 01   Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   John Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7) was born in the year 1911.   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1911 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001)   

Jan 06   Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70) was born in the year 1911.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)   

Jan 03   Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) died in the year 1911.   

Jan 09   Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1911.   

Jan 15   On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 17   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1911.   

Jan 26   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 in the year 1911.   

Feb 04   In the year 1911 peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75   

Feb 05   Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.