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Month October 1911 Calendar

About Month of October Calendar

  • October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.

    October symbols: The birthstones of Octoberare the tourmaline and opal. Its birth flower is the calendula. The zodiac signs for the month of October are Libra (until October 22) or Scorpio (October 23 onwards). October Star Stones: Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22). Planetary Stone: Sapphire; Lucky Charms: Opal, Sardonyx, Chrysolite; birthstone: pink Tourmaline, Opal. Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21). Planetary Stone: Garnet, Ruby; Lucky Charms: Aquamarine, Beryl. October Mystical birthstone is Jasper. October Ayurvedic Birthstone is Opal.

Historical Events for October, 1911

  • Day of Week 5th » The Kowloon–Canton Railway (split into MTR East Rail Line and Guangshen Railway now) commences service between Kowloon and Guangzhou called Canton.
  • Day of Week 9th » An Wuchang Uprising Revolutionary groups and a bombing incident e.g accidental bomb explosion in Hankou District e.g Hankou, Wuhan, China leads to the ultimate fall of the Qing Empire
  • Day of Week 10th » The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China (1912–1949) e.g Republic of China.
  • Day of Week 13th » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor-General of Canada of royal descent.
  • Day of Week 23rd » First use of aircraft in war: An Italy or Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkey named Turkish army lines during the Turco-Italian War.
  • Day of Week 24th » Orville Wright, remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1911

  • 1st » Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994)
  • 1st » Heinrich Mark, Estonian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004)
  • 2nd » Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)
  • 3rd » Michael Hordern, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
  • 5th » Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist (d. 2011)
  • 7th » Jo Jones, American drummer (d. 1985)
  • 7th » Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1973)
  • 9th » Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
  • 10th » Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author
  • 13th » Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (d. 2001)
  • 14th » Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
  • 21st » Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator (d. 1978)
  • 24th » Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (d. 1993)
  • 24th » Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1986)
  • 26th » Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
  • 26th » Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
  • 26th » Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (d. 1996)
  • 27th » Leif Erickson (actor) or Leif Erickson, American actor and singer (d. 1986)
  • 30th » Ruth Hussey, American actress (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for October 1911

  • 7th » John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist (b. 1835)
  • 13th » Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (b. 1867)
  • 14th » John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
  • 18th » Alfred Binet, French psychologist (b. 1857)
  • 29th » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)

Calendar for the year 1911 and a calender for the month of October

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All the Calendars of Year 1911 by Month