Historical Events In 1911

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

Jan 18   In the year 1911 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania)  

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 in the year 1911.  

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 in the year 1911.  

Jan 22   In the year 1911 bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83)  

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

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

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1911 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 in the year 1911.  

Jan 26   In the year 1911 norbert Schultze, composer  

Jan 27   In the year 1911 benay Venuta, SF Calif, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister)  

Jan 28   Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo in the year 1911.  

Jan 28   In the year 1911 frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo  

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   In the year 1911 alexander George Ogston, biochemist  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history a G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford)  

Jan 31   On this day in history congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1911 jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer  

Feb 04   On this day in history peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75  

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

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

Feb 06   In the year 1911 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   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   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1911.  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1911 charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67  

Feb 04   In the year 1911 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.