Page 14: Historical Events In 1911

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

Oct 26   On this day in history phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series   

Oct 27   On this day in history leif Erickson, Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront)   

Oct 28   Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game in the year 1911.   

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

Oct 29   In the year 1911 phillip Jack Oppenheimer, diamond trader   

Oct 30   Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators in the year 1911.   

Nov 01   On this day in history introduction of compulsory military training   

Nov 02   In the year 1911 odysseus Elytis Alepoudellis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1979)   

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)   

Nov 04   Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma in the year 1911.   

Nov 04   Jack Rose, screenwriter in the year 1911.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica   

Nov 05   Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica in the year 1911.   

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

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

Nov 07   In the year 1911 walter Shlomo Gross, journalist   

Nov 09   In the year 1911 edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50   

Nov 10   In the year 1911 andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works)   

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

Nov 11   In the year 1911 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).   

Nov 11   In the year 1911 patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny)   

Nov 12   Luc Estang, [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1911 the birth of Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans'   

Nov 15   Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins in the year 1911.   

Nov 17   Charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade) on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1911 britain's 1st seaplane flies   

Nov 18   Britain's first seaplane flies on this day in history.   

Nov 19   NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1911 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1911 death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

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

Feb 05   Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.