Page 2: Historical Events In 1911

Jan 17   Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1911 gabor Darvas, composer   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history stanley William Reed, cineaste   

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

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

Jan 23   Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer in the year 1911.   

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   On this day in history julia Frances Smith, composer   

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

Jan 26   Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA   

Jan 26   Norbert Schultze, composer in the year 1911.   

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

Jan 28   Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history george Burns, British major-general   

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

Jan 30   Alexander George Ogston, biochemist in the year 1911.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1911 a G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford)   

Jan 31   Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 06   First old-age home opened in Prescott AZ where are the golf courses? on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1911 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1911 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies