What Happened In March 1911 In History

Historical Events for March, 1911

• 25th » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
• 29th » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1911

• 1st » Rina Ketty, Italian-French singer (d. 1996)
• 3rd » Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937)
• 3rd » Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1982)
• 4th » Christer Boucht, Finnish-Swedish lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 2009)
• 4th » Charles Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, English actor (d. 1984)
• 6th » George Webb (actor) known as George Webb, English actor (d. 1998)
• 7th » Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Indian journalist and author (d. 1987)
• 8th » Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American composer (d. 2000)
• 10th » Warner Anderson, American actor (d. 1976)
• 11th » Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Egyptian-Scottish general and politician (d. 1996)
• 12th » Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican politician, 49th President of Mexico (d. 1979)
• 13th » L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (d. 1986)
• 14th » Akira Yoshizawa, Japanese origamist (d. 2005)
• 16th » Pierre Harmel, Belgian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2009)
• 16th » Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer (d. 1979)
• 17th » Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (d. 1965)
• 17th » John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist (d. 1991)
• 18th » Al Benton, American baseball player (d. 1968)
• 18th » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1967)
• 19th » Simone Renant, French actress (d. 2004)
• 19th » Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2006)
• 20th » Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 24th » Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006)
• 25th » Jack Ruby, American murderer (d. 1967)
• 26th » J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (d. 1960)
• 26th » T. Hee, American animator and director (d. 1988)
• 26th » Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
• 26th » Tennessee Williams, American playwright, author, and poet (d. 1983)
• 27th » Viola Keats, Scottish actress (d. 1998)
• 27th » Norman Livermore, American environmentalist (d. 2006)
• 27th » Franc Rozman, Slovenian general (d. 1944)
• 27th » Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (d. 1965)
• 29th » Tito Arévalo, Filipino actor (d. 2000)
• 29th » Brigitte Horney, German actress (d. 1988)
• 31st » Freddie Green, American guitarist (d. 1987)
• 31st » Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano (d. 1986)

Famous Deaths for March 1911

• 13th » John J. Toffey, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1844)
• 27th » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek judge and politician (b. 1845)
• 29th » Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)

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