Historical Events
Italo-Turkish War
The first aerial bomb is dropped by an Italian pilot on Turkish troops in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War
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Famous Birthdays
- Donald William Kerst, American Physicist who developed the betatron (device to accelerate electron beams), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Henri Troyat, Russian-French author and historian, born in Moscow (d. 2007)
- Sidney Wood Jr, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1931), born in Black Rock, Connecticut (d. 2009)
What Happened in 1911
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 29, 1911Italo-Turkish War
Italian airships bomb Turkish positions. The Italo-Turkish War was the first conflict to feature aerial bombardment.
September 29, 1911Heartbreak 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, 1911
