Historical Events for October 1911
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Months in 1911: January February March April May June July August September November December
Events 1 - 19 of 19
1st - United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day
4th - 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)
5th - Italian troops occupy Tripoli
6th - Beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot
6th - Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game
10th - Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan Natl Day)
10th - The KCR East Rail commences service between Kowloon and Canton.
11th - Ty Cobb (AL) & Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto
14th - Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
19th - Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch
20th - Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St NYC
20th - Roald Amundsen sets out on race to South Pole
21st - RS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC
21st - Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union
24th - Robert Scott's expedition leaves Cape Evans for South Pole
24th - Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.
26th - Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series
28th - Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game
30th - Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators
