Historical Events In 1911

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

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

Oct 27   Leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront) in the year 1911.  

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

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

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   Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17) in the year 1911.  

Nov 05   First transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 05   In the year 1911 italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica  

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   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1911.  

Nov 10   Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works) in the year 1911.  

Nov 10   On this day in history harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha)  

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

Nov 12   In the year 1911 luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates)  

Nov 12   The birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans' on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Britain's 1st seaplane flies in the year 1911.  

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

Nov 19   NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy in the year 1911.  

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Jan 01   Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27] was born in the year 1911.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1911 birth of john Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7)  

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

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact) was born in the year 1911.  

Jan 06   Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1911 francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88  

Jan 24   In the year 1911 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67  

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

Feb 04   On this day in history peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75  

Feb 05   Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies in the year 1911.