Historical Events In 1911

Oct 26   On this day in history mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands)  

Oct 26   On this day in history phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series  

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

Oct 28   Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game in the year 1911.  

Oct 29   On this day in history joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

Oct 29   Phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 01   Introduction of compulsory military training in the year 1911.  

Nov 02   In the year 1911 odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979)  

Nov 03   In the year 1911 chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.  

Nov 03   In the year 1911 salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 03   In the year 1911 vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)  

Nov 04   Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma on this day in history.  

Nov 04   Jack Rose, screenwriter in the year 1911.  

Nov 05   On this day in history calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17)  

Nov 05   First transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes on this day in history.  

Nov 05   In the year 1911 italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica  

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show) in the year 1911.  

Nov 06   Francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico in the year 1911.  

Nov 07   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist on this day in history.  

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

Nov 10   In the year 1911 andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works)  

Nov 10   In the year 1911 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) in the year 1911.  

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   On this day in history the birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans'  

Nov 15   Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade) in the year 1911.  

Nov 18   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies in the year 1911.  

Nov 18   Britain's 1st seaplane flies on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Britain's first seaplane flies on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1911 birth of hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)  

Jan 03   John Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1911 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1911 birth of nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)  

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

Jan 15   Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67  

Feb 04   Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1911 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies