Page 14: 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   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   In the year 1911 joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC   

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

Oct 30   Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma   

Nov 04   In the year 1911 jack Rose, screenwriter   

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

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

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

Nov 06   Francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha) in the year 1911.   

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   Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny) in the year 1911.   

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

Nov 12   In the year 1911 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   On this day in history alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies   

Nov 18   On this day in history britain's 1st seaplane flies   

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

Nov 19   In the year 1911 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   In the year 1911 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1911 birth of eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70)   

Jan 06   In the year 1911 birth of joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact)   

Jan 06   Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People) was born in the year 1911.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1911 edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57   

Jan 15   Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1911.   

Jan 17   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 in the year 1911.   

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

Jan 26   In the year 1911 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.