What Happened on May 29, 1911

A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment

Sir William Gilbert. Photo: Manchester Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Famous Birthdays

James Marjoribanks, British ambassador to the European Economic Community, born in Colinton, Scotland (d. 2002)
Ralph Louis Wain, British agricultural scientist, born in Hyde, Cheshire (d. 2000)

Born in 1911

Famous Deaths

W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911)

English dramatist, poet librettist remembered for his comic operas with Arthur Sullivan (The Pirates of Penzance; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Mikdao), dies of a heart attack at 74