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

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

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

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

Oct 29   In the year 1911 phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader   

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   Odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979) in the year 1911.   

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

Nov 03   Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1911 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica   

Nov 05   On this day in history italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica   

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   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   In the year 1911 harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha)   

Nov 11   In the year 1911 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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins   

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

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

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

Nov 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1911 birth of endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27]   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)   

Jan 03   In the year 1911 death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 in the year 1911.   

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