Page 14: Historical Events In 1911

Oct 26   Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) in the year 1911.   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1911 leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront)   

Oct 28   Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game on this day in history.   

Oct 29   In the year 1911 joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC   

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

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   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 in the year 1911.   

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) 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   Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Nov 07   Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist in the year 1911.   

Nov 09   Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 10   Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha) on this day in history.   

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

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' in the year 1911.   

Nov 15   In the year 1911 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   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 in the year 1911.   

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 in the year 1911.   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001) was born in the year 1911.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 26   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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.