Today in History for December 1911

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 16 of 16

7th - Leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC
7th - Natl Hockey Association forms with New Westminster, Vancouver & Victoria
10th - Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days)
10th - Tobias Asser given Nobel prize for peace
12th - Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
14th - South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen
23rd - Frank Wedekind's "Oaha, die Satire der Satire," premieres in Munich
23rd - Opera "I Giojelli Della Madonna" is produced (Berlin)
25th - Edward Knoblock's "Kismet," premieres in NYC
29th - Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins
29th - SF Symphony formed
29th - Sun Yat-sen becomes the first President of the Republic of China.
29th - Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty.
30th - Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs v Aust at MCG
30th - Sun Yat-sen elected 1st pres of Republic of China
31st - Marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 41 of 41

1st - Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)
1st - Calvin Griffith, Canadian-born baseball executive (d. 1999)
3rd - Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)
3rd - Nino Rota, Milan Italy, composer (Torquemada)
5th - Alfred Manessier, French painter (leaded windows)
5th - Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. 2000)
6th - Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary
8th - Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront)
8th - Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992)
9th - Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol)
9th - [William] Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (Hunter, Liar's Moon)
9th - Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese educator (d. 2007)
10th - Chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report)
11th - Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988)
11th - Vincent Henry Kemp, poet
12th - Anna Russell, composer
13th - Kenneth Patchen, Niles, Ohio, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest), (d. 1972)
14th - Ota Adler, Czech/British fur trader/founder (Federal Trust)
14th - Spike Jones, Long Beach California, composer (In a Secluded Rendesvous)
Poet/Novelist Kenneth Patchen (13th) 14th - Hans von Ohain, German/American aerospace engineer (d. 1998)
15th - Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (d. 1991)
17th - William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light)
18th - Helen Vlachos, journalist
18th - Jules Dassin, Middletown CT, director (Circle of Two, Never on Sunday)
20th - Hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967)
21st - Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth" (hit 800+ HRs)
21st - Paul Burkhard, composer
22nd - Grote Reber, US, astronomer (1st parabolic radio telescope)
23rd - James Gregory, Bronx NYC, actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller)
23rd - Niels Jerne, immunologist
24th - Eric Briault, educationalist
24th - Malcolm MacEwen, writer
25th - Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist
25th - Louise Bourgeois, sculptor
26th - Arsenio Lacson, Filipino politician and sportswriter (d. 1962)
26th - Steve Kordek, Chicago, Illinois, pinball machine designer, (d. 2012)
27th - Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Jan 1]
28th - Phani Majumdar, film maker
28th - Sam Levenson, NYC, humorist (Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party)
30th - Jeanette Nolan, LA California, actress (Richard Boone Show, Virginian)
31st - Dal Stivens, Australian novelist (d. 1997)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 5 of 5

10th - Joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94
11th - Thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92
13th - Reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies
18th - Alberto Randegger, composer, dies at 79
23rd - Karl L Hoschna, composer, dies at 34