Page 2: Historical Events In 1911

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

Jan 18   1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   A plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA in the year 1911.   

Jan 18   In the year 1911 gabor Darvas, composer   

Jan 18   The first shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) in the year 1911.   

Jan 21   In the year 1911 stanley William Reed, cineaste   

Jan 21   In the year 1911 the first Monte Carlo motor rally begins.   

Jan 22   Bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83) on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1911 dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer   

Jan 24   On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 24   In the year 1911 c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)   

Jan 25   Julia Frances Smith, composer in the year 1911.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego   

Jan 26   Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Norbert Schultze, composer in the year 1911.   

Jan 27   Benay Venuta, SF Calif, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister) in the year 1911.   

Jan 28   On this day in history frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo   

Jan 28   Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo in the year 1911.   

Jan 29   George Burns, British major-general on this day in history.   

Jan 30   1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Alexander George Ogston, biochemist on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history the first rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba   

Jan 31   A G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford) on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site in the year 1911.   

Jan 31   Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site in the year 1911.   

Feb 03   Jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer in the year 1911.   

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.   

Feb 05   Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Feb 06   1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz in the year 1911.   

Feb 06   A W "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for S Africa 30's) in the year 1911.   

Feb 06   First old-age home opened in Prescott AZ where are the golf courses? in the year 1911.   

Feb 06   Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1911.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001)   

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

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   On this day in history francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88   

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

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