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   Gabor Darvas, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1911 stanley William Reed, cineaste  

Jan 21   The first Monte Carlo motor rally begins on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83)  

Jan 23   On this day in history dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer  

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

Jan 24   C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1911 julia Frances Smith, composer  

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   In the year 1911 glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA  

Jan 26   In the year 1911 norbert Schultze, composer  

Jan 27   Benay Venuta, SF Calif, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1911 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba  

Jan 30   On this day in history alexander George Ogston, biochemist  

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) in the year 1911.  

Jan 31   In the year 1911 congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site  

Jan 31   In the year 1911 congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site  

Feb 03   Jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  

Feb 05   In the year 1911 society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam  

Feb 06   On this day in history 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz  

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

Feb 06   On this day in history first old-age home opened in Prescott AZ where are the golf courses?  

Feb 06   Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey in the year 1911.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1911 birth of hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1911.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) died in the year 1911.  

Jan 09   On this day in history edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57  

Jan 15   In the year 1911 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 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.