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A notable ongoing event was the ].
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] of 1911 women's fashion styles]] ] of 1911 women's fashion styles]]
⚫ ]: ] in London]]


== Events == == Events ==
=== January === === January ===
{{Main|January 1911}} {{Main|January 1911}}
⚫ ]: ] in London]]
* ] – A decade after federation, the ] and the ] are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * ] – A decade after federation, the ] and the ] are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* ] * ]
** ]: An earthquake of 7.7 ] strikes near ] in ], killing 450 or more people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands Dead Or Hurt In Earthquake|work=]|date=1911-01-05|page=1}}</ref> ** ]: An earthquake of 7.7 ] strikes near ] in ], killing 450 or more people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands Dead Or Hurt In Earthquake|work=]|date=1911-01-05|page=1}}</ref>
** ] in London: Two ] anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. ] ] arrives to oversee events. ** ] in London: Two ] anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. ] ] arrives to oversee events.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s British ] to the South Pole arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at ] on ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; Egypt's ] is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer ] as Qasr El Nile Club. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; Egypt's ] is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer ] as Qasr El Nile Club.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]'s South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s Norwegian South Pole expedition arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at the ] on the eastern edge of the ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] lands on the deck of the ] stationed in ] harbor, the first time an aircraft has landed on a ship. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] lands on the deck of the ] stationed in ] harbor, the first time an aircraft has landed on a ship.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The United States and Canada announce the successful negotiation of their first reciprocal trade agreement. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The United States and Canada announce the successful negotiation of their first reciprocal trade agreement.
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=== April === === April ===
{{Main|April 1911}} {{Main|April 1911}}
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] conducts the première of his '']'', in ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] conducts the première of his ], in ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] discovers ]; he presents his findings on ].<ref>{{cite journal|author1=van Delft, D.|author2=Kes, P.|title=The discovery of superconductivity|journal=Physics Today|volume=63|issue=9|date=September 2010|pages=38–43|doi=10.1063/1.3490499|bibcode=2010PhT....63i..38V|doi-access=free}}</ref> * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] discovers ]; he presents his findings on ].<ref>{{cite journal|author1=van Delft, D.|author2=Kes, P.|title=The discovery of superconductivity|journal=Physics Today|volume=63|issue=9|date=September 2010|pages=38–43|doi=10.1063/1.3490499|bibcode=2010PhT....63i..38V|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: Rebels take ] on the ]–] border; government troops take the town back ], when the rebel leader "Red" López gets drunk. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: Rebels take ] on the ]–] border; government troops take the town back ], when the rebel leader "Red" López gets drunk.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{SS|Lusitania}}, a 5,557-ton ] passenger liner en route from ] to ], strikes Bellows Rock just off ] and sinks. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{SS|Lusitania}}, a 5,557-ton ] passenger liner en route from ] to ], strikes Bellows Rock just off ] and sinks.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s troops besiege ], but General Juan J. Navarro refuses his surrender demand. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s troops besiege ], but General Juan J. Navarro refuses his surrender demand.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; A passenger train from ] to ], South Africa derails on the Blaauwkrantz Bridge, and plunges into the ravine {{convert|200|ft|m|0|abbr=off}} below, killing 31 and seriously injuring 23.<ref name="Holland 1">{{Holland-Vol 1|pages=80–83}}</ref><ref name="SAR History">''The South African Railways&nbsp;– Historical Survey''. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 24.</ref> * ]&nbsp;&ndash; A passenger train from ] to ], South Africa derails on the Blaauwkrantz Bridge, and plunges into the ravine {{convert|200|ft|m|0|abbr=off}} below, killing 31 and seriously injuring 23.<ref name="Holland 1">{{Holland-Vol 1|pages=80–83}}</ref><ref name="SAR History">{{cite book|title=The South African Railways&nbsp;– Historical Survey|editor=Hart, George|publisher=Bill Hart; sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd|date=c. 1978|page=24}}</ref>
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] (predecessor of ]), a Croatian Association football club, is founded in ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] (predecessor of ]), a Croatian Association football club, is founded in ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: In China, rebels take five villages in an attempt to create a power base to fight Imperial rule; those who die are remembered as "The 72 Martyrs" (the event is also called the "Second Guangzhou Uprising" and the "Yellow Flower Mound Revolt"). * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: In China, rebels take five villages in an attempt to create a power base to fight Imperial rule; those who die are remembered as "The 72 Martyrs" (the event is also called the "Second Guangzhou Uprising" and the "Yellow Flower Mound Revolt").
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: Government troops fire at anti-Diaz demonstrators in Mexico City, killing about 200 (officials claim only 40). * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: Government troops fire at anti-Diaz demonstrators in Mexico City, killing about 200 (officials claim only 40).
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ] signs his resignation and leaves for ]; on ] he leaves for exile in France. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ] signs his resignation and leaves for ]; on ] he leaves for exile in France.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The very first ] automobile race is held in the United States, won by ] at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The first ] automobile race is held in the United States, won by ] at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The hull of the {{RMS|Titanic}} is launched in ], on the same day {{RMS|Olympic}} starts her sea trials. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The hull of the {{RMS|Titanic}} is launched in ], on the same day {{RMS|Olympic}} starts her sea trials.


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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}} arrives in New York at the end of her maiden voyage. She proceeds to her quarantine station off Staten Island, which she leaves at 7:45&nbsp;a.m., and is saluted on her way up ] by all kinds of craft as she steams to Pier 59 in the North River. With the assistance of twelve tugs, ''Olympic'' is safely moored at 10 a.m. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}} arrives in New York at the end of her maiden voyage. She proceeds to her quarantine station off Staten Island, which she leaves at 7:45&nbsp;a.m., and is saluted on her way up ] by all kinds of craft as she steams to Pier 59 in the North River. With the assistance of twelve tugs, ''Olympic'' is safely moored at 10 a.m.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] and ] are crowned ] and the ], at ] in London.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Range |first1=Matthias |title=Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations: From James I to Elizabeth II |date=23 August 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-02344-4 |page=239 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzmgJGWpDKUC&pg=PA239 |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418141117/https://books.google.com/books?id=CzmgJGWpDKUC&pg=PA239 |url-status=live }}</ref> Moored at Pier 59 of New York Harbor, {{RMS|Olympic}} is decorated for the occasion. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] and ] are crowned ] and the ], at ] in London.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Range |first1=Matthias |title=Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations: From James I to Elizabeth II |date=23 August 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-02344-4 |page=239 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzmgJGWpDKUC&pg=PA239 |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418141117/https://books.google.com/books?id=CzmgJGWpDKUC&pg=PA239 |url-status=live }}</ref> Moored at Pier 59 of New York Harbor, {{RMS|Olympic}} is decorated for the occasion.
⚫ * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] starts the Mars Candy Factory in ], origin of ], the global ] and pet food brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mars.com/global/about-us/history|title=History in the Making|publisher=Mars Inc.|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118221101/http://www.mars.com/global/about-us/history|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** {{RMS|Olympic}} departs New York for her maiden eastbound voyage home to Southampton, England. ** {{RMS|Olympic}} departs New York for her maiden eastbound voyage home to Southampton, England.
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{{Main|July 1911}} {{Main|July 1911}}
]: ] rediscovered]] ]: ] rediscovered]]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The presence of the German warship '']'' in the Moroccan port of ] triggers the ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The presence of the German warship {{SMS|Panther|1901|2}} in the Moroccan port of ] triggers the ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}}, having crossed the Atlantic, discharges passengers and mails off Plymouth, England. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}}, having crossed the Atlantic, discharges passengers and mails off Plymouth, England.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}} arrives in Southampton, England, ending her maiden eastbound voyage from New York. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; {{RMS|Olympic}} arrives in Southampton, England, ending her maiden eastbound voyage from New York.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] rediscovers ] in ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] rediscovers ] in ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; Headington Football Club merge with Headington Quarry to create Headington United, whch much later becomes ] in England.
* ] – The ] began as the ] departed ].<ref>{{cite book
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The ] begins as the ] departs ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=R.|date=2011|title=Ordeal by Ice: Ships of the Antarctic|location=Dobbs Ferry|publisher=Sheridan House|isbn=978-1-57409-312-4|page=269}}</ref>
|last = Bryan
⚫ |first = R.
⚫ |date = 2011
|title = Ordeal by Ice: Ships of the Antarctic
⚫ |location = Dobbs Ferry
|publisher = Sheridan House
|isbn = 978-1-57409-312-4
|page=269
⚫ }}</ref>


=== August === === August ===
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]'s '']'' is stolen from the ] museum in Paris by ]; the painting is returned in 1913. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]'s '']'' is stolen from the ] museum in Paris by ]; the painting is returned in 1913.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], a professional multi-sports club in ], is officially founded.<ref>{{cite book|title=Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the People's Game|isbn=978-0-753-51571-6|page=50|last1=Bennetts|first1=Marc|date=March 5, 2009|publisher=Virgin Books }}</ref> * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], a professional multi-sports club in ], is officially founded.<ref>{{cite book|title=Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the People's Game|isbn=978-0-753-51571-6|page=50|last1=Bennetts|first1=Marc|date=March 5, 2009|publisher=Virgin Books }}</ref>
*]&nbsp;&ndash; ], the last unassimilated ] in the U.S. using ], was captured near Oroville, California.


=== September === === September ===
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] adopts "]" as its first national anthem. However, it is never performed publicly and is replaced a few months later with a new composition. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] adopts "]" as its first national anthem. However, it is never performed publicly and is replaced a few months later with a new composition.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; Liberal leader ] returns as ] after a Riksdag election victory based on the promises of defense cuts and social reforms. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; Liberal leader ] returns as ] after a Riksdag election victory based on the promises of defense cuts and social reforms.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The ] starts the ], that leads to the founding of the ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The ] starts the ] that leads to the founding of the ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ], nephew of ], occupies the port of ], as a sign of rebellion against Madero. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ], nephew of ], occupies the port of ], as a sign of rebellion against Madero.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s expedition sets out for the South Pole from his base camp.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; In American baseball, the ] defeat the ], 13–2, to win the ] in 6 games. The game is tied 1–1 after three innings, but with four runs in the fourth, and seven runs in the seventh, the A's demolish the Giants. The most unusual play of the game is an ] made by the A's Jack Barry, on a ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; In American baseball, the ] defeat the ], 13–2, to win the ] in 6 games. The game is tied 1–1 after three innings, but with four runs in the fourth, and seven runs in the seventh, the A's demolish the Giants. The most unusual play of the game is an ] made by the A's Jack Barry, on a ].


=== November === === November ===
⚫ ]: ] reaches the ]]]
⚫ ], ''Blaues Pferd I'', 1911]]
{{Main|November 1911}} {{Main|November 1911}}
* ]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The world's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya, during the ]. Second Lieutenant ] of ] drops several small bombs. ** The world's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya, during the ]. Second Lieutenant ] of ] drops several small bombs.
** ]: Capt. Scott's ] sets out for the South Pole from his base camp.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] officially enters the automobile market in the United States, in competition with the Ford Model T. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] officially enters the automobile market in the United States, in competition with the Ford Model T.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] brings the Agadir Crisis to a close. This treaty leads Morocco to be split between France (as a protectorate) and Spain (as the colony of Spanish Sahara), with Germany forfeiting all claims to Morocco. In return, France gives Germany a portion of the French Congo (as Kamerun) and Germany cedes some of German Kamerun to France (as Chad). * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] brings the Agadir Crisis to a close. This treaty leads Morocco to be split between France (as a protectorate) and Spain (as the colony of Spanish Sahara), with Germany forfeiting all claims to Morocco. In return, France gives Germany a portion of the French Congo (as Kamerun) and Germany cedes some of German Kamerun to France (as Chad).
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=== December === === December ===
{{Main|December 1911}} {{Main|December 1911}}
⚫ ]: ] reaches the ]]]
⚫ * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], the forerunner of modern-day ], is declared independent from the ].
⚫ ]: ], ''Blaues Pferd I'']]
⚫ * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], the predecessor of modern-day ], is declared independent from the ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] sets sail from ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] sets sail from ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; A ] near ] kills 84 miners, despite rescue efforts led by the ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: A coal mine explosion near ] kills 84 miners, despite rescue efforts led by the ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The ] is held to mark the coronation of ] and ] as ] and Empress of India, and the transfer of the capital of ] from ] to ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The ] is held to mark the coronation of ] and ] as ] and Empress of India, and the transfer of the capital of ] from ] to ].
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]'s expedition reaches the ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ]: ]'s Norwegian expedition reaches the geographical ], 34 days ahead of Capt. Scott. News of Amundsen's success will not reach the outside world until next March.
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; The first exhibition by ] group of painters opens in ]. * ]&nbsp;&ndash; The first exhibition by ] group of painters opens in ].
* ]–]&nbsp;&ndash; ]. * ]–]&nbsp;&ndash; ].
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* The first suffrage organisation in Romania, '']'', is founded. * The first suffrage organisation in Romania, '']'', is founded.
* The ] is created. * The ] is created.
⚫ * ] starts the Mars Candy Factory in ], origin of ], the global ] and pet food brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mars.com/global/about-us/history|title=History in the Making|publisher=Mars Inc.|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118221101/http://www.mars.com/global/about-us/history|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Births == == Births ==
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** ], German broadcaster and secretary (d. ]) ** ], German broadcaster and secretary (d. ])
** ], 44th ] (d. ]) ** ], 44th ] (d. ])
** ], Panamanian General and Politician (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 31st ] (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 31st ] (d. ])
* ] * ]
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Soviet statesman (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Soviet statesman (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American composer (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American composer (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], ] * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], ], ]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 49th ] (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 49th ] (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American author, founder of ] (d. ])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Peter |title=Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements |date=March 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-49970-0 |page=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281 |language=en |access-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207122959/https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281#v=onepage&q=L.%20Ron%20Hubbard&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American author, founder of ] (d. ])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Peter |title=Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements |date=March 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-49970-0 |page=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281 |language=en |access-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207122959/https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281#v=onepage&q=L.%20Ron%20Hubbard&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
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** ], 40th ] (d. ]) ** ], 40th ] (d. ])
** ], German Nazi war criminal (d. ]) ** ], German Nazi war criminal (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American baseball player (d. ]) * ]
**], American baseball player (d. ])
**], American composer (d.])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Mexican diplomat and politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Mexican diplomat and politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], French racing cyclist (d. ]) ** ], French racing cyclist (d. ])
** ], German-born ] (1948–1980) (d. ]) ** ], German-born ] (1948–1980) (d. ])
** ], Filipino politician (d.])
⚫ ]]]
* ] * ]
** ], Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. ]) ** ], Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. ])
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** ], Russian chess player (d. ]) ** ], Russian chess player (d. ])
** ], German military officer (d. ]) ** ], German military officer (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], African-American civil rights activist (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], African-American civil rights activist (d. ])
* ] – ], American politician, jurist, governor and senator from ] (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], American Olympic athlete (d. ]) ** ], American Olympic athlete (d. ])
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=== September === === September ===
⚫ ]]]
]]] ]]]
]]] ]]]
⚫ ]]]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Japanese composer (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Japanese composer (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American artist (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American artist (d. ])
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=== October === === October ===
]]] ]]]
⚫ ]]]
]]] ]]]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician, Interim ] (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician, Interim ] (d. ])
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* ] * ]
**], Canadian ecologist (d. ]) **], Canadian ecologist (d. ])
**], Irish humorist (d. ])<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes |date=13 May 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-80619-3 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlK7uHg2Dh8C&pg=PT473 |language=en |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207123002/https://books.google.com/books?id=qlK7uHg2Dh8C&pg=PT473#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> **], Irish humourist (d. ])<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes |date=13 May 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-80619-3 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlK7uHg2Dh8C&pg=PT473 |language=en |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207123002/https://books.google.com/books?id=qlK7uHg2Dh8C&pg=PT473#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American photographer (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American photographer (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], English journalist (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], English journalist (d. ])
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** ], French writer (d. ]) ** ], French writer (d. ])
** ], American tennis player (d. ]) ** ], American tennis player (d. ])
** ], Chinese academic, political administrator, and supercentenarian (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Greek writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Greek writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American singer, actor (d. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American singer, actor (d. ])
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American admiral (b. 1847) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American admiral (b. 1847)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] (b. 1852) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ] (b. 1852)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Boer general (b. 1836) * ]
** ], Boer general (b. 1836)
**], American stage actor (b. 1840)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian (b. 1846) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian (b. 1846)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Italian childhood ] servant of God (b. 1903) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Italian childhood ] servant of God (b. 1903)
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]]] ]]]
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American author (b. 1836) * ]
** ], American author (b. 1836)
** ], French aviator (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9808029q/f218.item.texteImage
|last=Dépagniat
⚫ |first=Roger
|language=French
|title=Les Martyrs de l'Aviation
|trans-title=The Martyrs of Aviation
|publisher=E. Basset and Co.
⚫ |location=Paris
⚫ |date=1912
⚫ }}</ref>
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American Unitarian minister and abolitionist (b. 1823) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American Unitarian minister and abolitionist (b. 1823)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 17th ] (b. 1833) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], 17th ] (b. 1833)
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* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Welsh-born journalist, writer, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (b. 1854) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Welsh-born journalist, writer, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (b. 1854)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Russian philatelist (b. 1851) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Russian philatelist (b. 1851)
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American comparative linguist (b. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Irish Anglican bishop, Primate of All Ireland (b. ]) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], Irish Anglican bishop, Primate of All Ireland (b. ])
* ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American writer, poet and lecturer (b. 1832) * ]&nbsp;&ndash; ], American writer, poet and lecturer (b. 1832)

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Baháʼí calendar67–68
Balinese saka calendar1832–1833
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Berber calendar2861
British Regnal year1 Geo. 5 – 2 Geo. 5
Buddhist calendar2455
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Byzantine calendar7419–7420
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4608 or 4401
    — to —
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4609 or 4402
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2037 or 1656 or 884
    — to —
阴金猪年
(female Iron-Pig)
2038 or 1657 or 885

1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Calendar year
Sketch by Marguerite Martyn of 1911 women's fashion styles

Events

January

Main article: January 1911
January 3: Siege of Sidney Street in London

February

Main article: February 1911
  • February 5
    • The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri is destroyed by fire after a bolt of lightning strikes the dome.
    • The revolution in Haiti is suppressed after the leader, General Montreuil Guillaume, is captured by government troops and shot. General Millionard is executed two days later.
  • February 17 – The first "quasi-official" airmail flight occurs, when Fred Wiseman carries three letters between Petaluma and Santa Rosa, California.
  • February 18
    • The first official air mail flight, second overall, takes place in British India from Allahabad to Naini when Henri Pequet carries 6,500 letters a distance of 13 km.
    • A serious earthquake causes a landslide that creates Lake Sarez in modern-day Tajikistan.

March

Main article: March 1911

April

Main article: April 1911

May

Main article: May 1911

June

Main article: June 1911

July

Main article: July 1911
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July 24: Machu Picchu rediscovered

August

Main article: August 1911

September

Main article: September 1911

October

Main article: October 1911

November

Main article: November 1911

December

Main article: December 1911
December 14: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole
December 18: Franz Marc, Blaues Pferd I

Date unknown

Births

January

Hank Greenberg
Zenkō Suzuki
Eduardo Frei Montalva
Danny Kaye
Bruno Kreisky
Polykarp Kusch

February

Ronald Reagan
Elizabeth Bishop
Merle Oberon

March

Jean Harlow
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Alfonso García Robles
Joseph Barbera
Tennessee Williams

April

Hédi Amara Nouira
Feodor Lynen
Melvin Calvin
Józef Cyrankiewicz

May

Big Joe Turner
Vincent Price
Maurice Allais

June

Luis Walter Alvarez
Wilbert Awdry
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
Bernard Herrmann
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Czesław Miłosz
Pablo Gomez Sarino

July

Gian Carlo Menotti
John Archibald Wheeler
Ginger Rogers
Yang Jiang
Marshall McLuhan
José María Lemus

August

Lucille Ball
Thanom Kittikachorn
Cantinflas
Mikhail Botvinnik

September

Todor Zhivkov
Sir John Gorton
Konstantin Chernenko

October

Joe Rosenthal
Lê Đức Thọ

November

Odysseas Elytis
Jorge Negrete

December

Broderick Crawford
Naguib Mahfouz
Trygve Haavelmo
Hans von Ohain
Niels Kaj Jerne

Deaths

January

Marcelina Darowska
Sir Francis Galton

February

Saint Giuditta Vannini
Alice Morse Earle

March

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Dragan Tsankov

April

George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

May

Gustav Mahler
Baron Dezső Bánffy

June

Maurice Rouvier

July

George Johnstone Stoney
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg

August

Konrad Duden
Mahbub Ali Khan

September

Pyotr Stolypin

October

Carolina Beatriz Ângelo
Antonio Borrero
José López Domínguez

November

Christian Lundeberg
Ramón Cáceres
Nikola Hristić

December

Vassily Maximov
Emilio Estrada Carmona

Nobel Prizes

References

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