Historical Events
- Jul 24 American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas
- Aug 21 "Mona Lisa" stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia; recovered in 1913
- Oct 23 1st aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over Turkish lines during the Italo-Turkish War
- Dec 14 Norwegian Roald Amundsen's expedition is the 1st to each the South Pole
- Dec 29 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China
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1911 in Sport
- May 30 1st Indianapolis 500: Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp for Nordyke & Marmon Company comes out of retirement, wins inaugural event; average speed: 74.602 mph (120.060 km/h)
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Barbera
Jack Ruby
Ginger Rogers
Lucille Ball
Buck O'NeilFamous People in 1911
Claude MonetWorld Leaders in 1911
H. H. Asquith
Nicholas II
Wilhelm II
William Howard Taft
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
On August 29, 1911
Famous Weddings
- Jan 5 British PM Neville Chamberlain (41) weds Anne de Vere Cole
- Jan 7 Actress Mary Pickford (19) weds actor Owen Moore (25)
- Jan 11 American actress Hattie McDaniel (16) weds pianist Howard Hickman (30) in Denver, Colorado
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William Schwenck Gilbert
Joseph PulitzerArticles and Photos
A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.May 29Italo-Turkish War
Italian airships bomb Turkish positions. The Italo-Turkish War was the first conflict to feature aerial bombardment.September 29Heartbreak and Tragedy for Captain Scott
Beaten to the South Pole by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen on this day, only despair and death awaited British explorer Captain Robert Scott.December 14
