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  • Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911
    Josip Broz Tito

    A series of moves

    Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911

    in early 1911 began a series of moves, first seeking work in Ljubljana then Trieste, Kumrovec and Zagreb, where he worked repairing bicycles and joined his first strike action on May Day 1911.




  • Paris, France
    1911
    Pablo Picasso

    The theft of the Mona Lisa

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911, Picasso was arrested and questioned about the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Suspicion for the crime had initially fallen upon Apollinaire due to his links to GĂ©ry Pieret, an artist with a history of thefts from the gallery. Apollinaire in turn implicated his close friend Picasso, who had also purchased stolen artworks from the artist in the past. Afraid of a conviction that could result in his deportation to Spain, Picasso denied having ever met Apollinaire. Both were later cleared of any involvement in the painting's disappearance.




  • Mongolia
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Mongols Took Action With an Armed Revolt against The Manchu Authorities

    Mongolia
    1911

    At the end of 1911, the Mongols took action with an armed revolt against the Manchu authorities but were unsuccessful in the attempt.




  • Taiwan
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sending Luo Fu-xing To The Island of Taiwan To Free It

    Taiwan
    1911

    In 1911 as part of the Xinhai Revolution, Tongmenghui sent Luo Fu-xing to the island of Taiwan to free it from being occupied by the Japanese. The goal was to bring Taiwan island back to the Chinese Republic by having the Taiwan Uprising.




  • U.S.
    1911
    Lucky Luciano

    Luciano dropped out of school

    U.S.
    1911

    At age 14, Luciano dropped out of school and started a job delivering hats, earning $7 per week. However, after winning $244 in a dice game, Luciano quit his job and began earning money on the street. That same year, Luciano's parents sent him to the Brooklyn Truant School.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 1, 1911
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Taking his seat

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 1, 1911

    Though legislative sessions rarely lasted more than ten weeks, Roosevelt treated his new position as a full-time career. Taking his seat on January 1, 1911, Roosevelt immediately became the leader of a group of "Insurgents" who opposed the bossism of the Tammany Hall machine that dominated the state Democratic Party.




  • China
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Experimental Cabinet

    China
    1911

    By early 1911, an experimental cabinet had thirteen members, nine of whom were Manchus selected from the imperial family.


  • Paris, France
    1911
    Marie Curie

    The French Academy of Sciences Failed, To Elect Her To Membership In The Academy

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911 the French Academy of Sciences failed, by one or two votes, to elect her to membership in the Academy. Elected instead was Édouard Branly, an inventor who had helped Guglielmo Marconi develop the wireless telegraph.


  • Paris, France
    1911
    Marie Curie

    Curie's Press Scandal

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911, it was revealed that Curie was involved in a year long affair with physicist Paul Langevin, a former student of Pierre Curie's, a married man who was estranged from his wife. This resulted in a press scandal that was exploited by her academic opponents.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Jan, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Siege of Sidney Street

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Jan, 1911

    In January 1911, Churchill became involved in the Siege of Sidney Street; three Latvian burglars had killed several police officers and hidden in a house in London's East End, which was surrounded by police.


  • West Point, New York, U.S.
    1911
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower accepted an appointment to West Point

    West Point, New York, U.S.
    1911

    Edgar took the first turn at school, and Dwight was employed as a night supervisor at the Belle Springs Creamery. When Edgar asked for a second year, Dwight consented and worked for a second year. At that time, a friend "Swede" Hazlett was applying to the Naval Academy and urged Dwight to apply to the school, since no tuition was required. Eisenhower requested consideration for either Annapolis or West Point with his U.S. Senator, Joseph L. Bristow. Though Eisenhower was among the winners of the entrance-exam competition, he was beyond the age limit for the Naval Academy. He then accepted an appointment to West Point in 1911.


  • North America
    1911
    Halloween

    Guising

    North America
    1911

    While the first reference to "guising" in North America occurs in 1911, another reference to ritual begging on Halloween appears, place unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920.


  • Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
    Monday Feb 6, 1911
    Ronald Reagan

    Birth

    Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
    Monday Feb 6, 1911

    Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in an apartment on the second floor of a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois.


  • Berlin, Germany
    Mar, 1911
    Max Planck

    2nd Marriage

    Berlin, Germany
    Mar, 1911

    In March 1911 Planck married his second wife, Marga von Hoesslin (1882–1948).


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Mar, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill introduced the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill in parliament

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Mar, 1911

    In March 1911, Churchill introduced the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill in parliament. When implemented, it imposed stricter safety standards at coal mines.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    1911
    Father's Day

    Father's Day celebration be held in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    1911

    In 1911, Jane Addams proposed that a citywide Father's Day celebration be held in Chicago, but she was turned down.


  • France
    1911
    Mona Lisa

    The painting was still not popular among the lay-public

    France
    1911

    By 1911, the painting was still not popular among the lay-public.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Lloyd George introduced the National Insurance Act 1911

    England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1911

    In April, Lloyd George introduced the first health and unemployment insurance legislation, the National Insurance Act 1911; Churchill had been instrumental in drafting it.


  • Costa Rica
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    La NaciĂ³n

    Costa Rica
    1911

    In the spring of 1911 be launched a bilingual newspaper, Nation/La NaciĂ³n, which criticized the actions of the UFC and upset many of the dominant strata of Costa Rican society in LimĂ³n. Marcus's coverage of a local fire, in which he questioned the motives of the fire brigade, resulted in him being brought in for police questioning. After his printing press broke, he was unable to replace the faulty part and terminated the newspaper.


  • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Second Guangzhou Uprising

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1911

    On 27 April 1911, an uprising occurred in Guangzhou, known as the Second Guangzhou Uprising or Yellow Flower Mound Revolt. It ended in disaster, as 86 bodies were found (only 72 could be identified). The 72 revolutionaries were remembered as martyrs. Revolutionary Lin Juemin was one of the 72. On the eve of battle, he wrote the legendary "A Letter to My Wife", later to be considered as a masterpiece in Chinese literature.


  • Morocco
    Apr, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill suggested an alliance with France and Russia

    Morocco
    Apr, 1911

    During the Agadir Crisis of April 1911, when there was a threat of war between France and Germany, Churchill suggested an alliance with France and Russia to safeguard the independence of Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands to counter possible German expansionism.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday May 16, 1911
    Buckingham Palace

    Victoria Memorial

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday May 16, 1911

    The last major building work took place during the reign of King George V when, in 1913, Sir Aston Webb redesigned Blore's 1850 East Front to resemble in part Giacomo Leoni's Lyme Park in Cheshire. This new, refaced principal façade (of Portland stone) was designed to be the backdrop to the Victoria Memorial, a large memorial statue of Queen Victoria, placed outside the main gates.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    Sunday May 21, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    The Treaty of Ciudad JuĂ¡rez

    Mexico City, Mexico
    Sunday May 21, 1911

    With the Federal Army defeated in a string of battles, Diaz's government began negotiations with the revolutionaries. One of Madero's representatives in the negotiations was his running mate in the 1910 elections, Francisco VĂ¡zquez GĂ³mez. The talks culminated in the 21 May 1911 Treaty of Ciudad JuĂ¡rez. The signed treaty stated that DĂ­az would abdicate the presidency along with his vice president RamĂ³n Corral by the end of May 1911, to be replaced by an interim president, Francisco LeĂ³n de la Barra, until elections were held.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday May 28, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Second child

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday May 28, 1911

    In May, Clementine gave birth to their second child, Randolph, named after Churchill's father.


  • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 31, 1911
    Titanic

    Building

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 31, 1911

    The name Titanic derives from the Titan of Greek mythology. Built in Belfast, Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it was then known), the RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners—the first was the RMS Olympic and the third was the HMHS Britannic.


  • Berlin, Germany
    Jun, 1911
    The Wright brothers

    Wilbur never flew again

    Berlin, Germany
    Jun, 1911

    Following a brief training flight he gave to a German pilot in Berlin in June 1911, Wilbur never flew again.


  • Vietnam
    Monday Jun 5, 1911
    Ho Chi Minh

    Working on a French Steamer

    Vietnam
    Monday Jun 5, 1911

    He worked as a kitchen helper on a French steamer, the Amiral de Latouche-TrĂ©ville while using the alias Văn Ba.


  • Endicott, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jun 16, 1911
    IBM

    CTR

    Endicott, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jun 16, 1911

    On June 16, 1911, the four companies of, Julius E. Pitrap (patented the computing scale), Alexander Dey (inventing the dial record), Herman Hollerith (patented the Electric Tabulating Machine), and Willard Bundy (invented a time clock to record a worker's arrival and departure time on paper tape), amalgamated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint forming a fifth company, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) based in Endicott, New York.


  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill sent troops into Liverpool to quell protesting dockers

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1911

    In response to escalating civil strife in 1911, Churchill sent troops into Liverpool to quell protesting dockers and rallying against a national railway strike.


  • Marseille, France
    Wednesday Jul 5, 1911
    Ho Chi Minh

    The Steamer arrived In Marseille

    Marseille, France
    Wednesday Jul 5, 1911

    The steamer departed on 5 June 1911 and arrived in Marseille, France on 5 July 1911. The ship then left for Le Havre and Dunkirk, returning to Marseille in mid-September. There, he applied for the French Colonial Administrative School, but his application was rejected and he instead decided to begin traveling the world by working on ships and visited many countries from 1911 to 1917.


  • Ontario, Canada
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1911
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Great Porcupine Fire

    Ontario, Canada
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1911

    The Great Porcupine Fire of 1911 was one of the most devastating forest fires ever to strike the Ontario northland. Spring had come early that year, followed by an abnormally hot dry spell that lasted into the summer. This created ideal conditions for the ensuing disaster, in which a number of smaller fires converged. Official counts list 73 dead, though it is estimated the actual toll could have been as high as 200.


  • Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 13, 1911
    Edward VIII

    Officially invested as Prince of Wales

    Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 13, 1911

    Edward was officially invested as Prince of Wales in a special ceremony at Caernarfon Castle on 13 July 1911.


  • Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    Garvey then traveled through Central America

    Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
    1911

    Garvey then traveled through Central America, undertaking casual work as he made his way through Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. While in the port of ColĂ³n in Panama, he set up a new newspaper, La Prensa ("The Press").


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 26, 1911
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    First Universal Races Congress

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 26, 1911

    In 1911 Du Bois attended the First Universal Races Congress in London and he published his first novel, The Quest of the Silver Fleece.


  • Paris, France
    Monday Aug 21, 1911
    Mona Lisa

    The painting was stolen from the Louvre

    Paris, France
    Monday Aug 21, 1911

    On 21 August 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre.


  • Italy
    Sep, 1911
    Benito Mussolini

    Mussolini prisoned for five-month

    Italy
    Sep, 1911

    In September 1911, Mussolini participated in a riot, led by socialists, against the Italian war in Libya. He bitterly denounced Italy's "imperialist war", an action that earned him a five-month jail term.


  • U.S.
    1911
    Albrecht Kossel

    To The U.S.

    U.S.
    1911

    In the autumn of 1911, Kossel was invited to the United States to deliver the Herter Lecture at Johns Hopkins. Traveling with his wife Luise and daughter Gertrude, he took the opportunity to travel and to visit acquaintances, one of which was Eugene W. Hilgard, professor emeritus of agricultural chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, who was also his wife's cousin. He also visited and delivered lectures at several other universities, including the University of Chicago.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Sunday Sep 24, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Literary Society and Progressive Association Convened a Conference In Wuchang

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Sunday Sep 24, 1911

    On 24 September, the Literary Society and Progressive Association convened a conference in Wuchang, along with sixty representatives from local New Army units. During the conference, they established a headquarters for the uprising. The leaders of the two organizations, Jiang Yiwu and Sun Wu, were elected as commander and chief of staff. Initially, the date of the uprising was to be 6 October 1911. It was postponed to a later date due to insufficient preparations.


  • Guangdong, China
    Oct, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Organizing Local Militias To Launch The Uprising In Guangdong Province

    Guangdong, China
    Oct, 1911

    Near the end of October, Chen Jiongming, Deng Keng, Peng Reihai and other members of Guangdong's Tongmenghui organized local militias to launch the uprising in Huazhou, Nanhai, Sunde and Sanshui in Guangdong Province.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Oct, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Oct, 1911

    In October 1911, Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty, and he took up official residence at Admiralty House.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Monday Oct 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    One of The Bombs accidentally Exploded

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Monday Oct 9, 1911

    Revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the Qing dynasty had built bombs, and on 9 October, one accidentally exploded. Sun Yat-sen himself had no direct part in the uprising and was traveling in the United States at the time in an effort to recruit more support from among overseas Chinese. The Qing Viceroy of Huguang, Rui Cheng , tried to track down and arrest the revolutionaries.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Tuesday Oct 10, 1911
    07:00:00 PM
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wuchang Uprising

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Tuesday Oct 10, 1911
    07:00:00 PM

    Squad leader Xiong Bingkun and others decided not to delay the uprising any longer and launched the revolt on 10 October 1911, at 7 pm.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Wednesday Oct 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Revolutionaries Captured The Entire City of Wuchang

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Wednesday Oct 11, 1911

    The revolt was a success; the entire city of Wuchang was captured by the revolutionaries on the morning of 11 October. That evening, they established a tactical headquarters and announced the establishment of the "Military Government of Hubei of Republic of China". The conference chose Li Yuanhong as the governor of the temporary government. Qing officers like the bannermen Duanfang and Zhao Erfeng were killed by the revolutionary forces.


  • Changsha, Hunan, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Changsha Restoration

    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911

    On 22 October 1911, the Hunan Tongmenghui were led by Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin. They headed an armed group, consisting partly of revolutionaries from Hongjiang and partly of defecting New Army units, in a campaign to extend the uprising into Changsha. They captured the city and killed the local Imperial general. Then they announced the establishment of the Hunan Military Government of the Republic of China and announced their opposition to the Qing Empire.


  • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shaanxi Uprising

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911

    On 22 October 1911, Shaanxi's Tongmenghui, led by Jing Dingcheng and Qian ding as well as Jing Wumu and others including Gelaohui, launched an uprising and captured Xi'an after two days of struggle.


  • Kingston, Jamaica
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    Marcus decided to return to Kingston

    Kingston, Jamaica
    1911

    In 1911, Marcus became seriously ill with a bacterial infection and decided to return to Kingston.


  • Jiangxi, China
    Monday Oct 23, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Jiujiang Uprising

    Jiangxi, China
    Monday Oct 23, 1911

    On 23 October, Lin Sen, Jiang Qun, Cai Hui and other members of the Tongmenghui in the province of Jiangxi plotted a revolt of New Army units. After they achieved victory, they announced their independence. The Jiujiang Military Government was then established.


  • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 24, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing Xi'an

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 24, 1911

    After the Xi'an Manchu quarter fell on 24 October, Xinhai forces killed all of the Manchus in the city, about 20,000 manchus were killed in the mass massacre. Many of its Manchu defenders committed suicide, including Qing general Wenrui , who threw himself down a well.


  • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shanxi Taiyuan Uprising

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 29, 1911

    On 29 October, Yan Xishan of the New Army led an uprising in Taiyuan, the capital city of the province of Shanxi, along with Yao Yijie, Huang Guoliang, Wen Shouquan, Li Chenglin, Zhang Shuzhi and Qiao Xi. The Xinhai rebels in Taiyuan bombarded the streets where banner people resided and killed all the Manchu. They managed to kill the Qing Governor of Shanxi, Lu Zhongqi. They then announced the establishment of Shanxi Military Government with Yan Xishan as the military governor. Yan Xishan would later become one of the warlords that plagued China during what was known as "the warlord era".


  • Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Monday Oct 30, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Kunming Double Ninth Uprising

    Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Monday Oct 30, 1911

    On 30 October, Li Genyuan of the Tongmenghui in Yunnan joined with Cai E, Luo Peijin, Tang Jiyao, and other officers of the New Army to launch the Double Ninth Uprising. They captured Kunming the next day and established the Yunnan Military Government, electing Cai E as the military governor.


  • Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 31, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Nanchang Restoration

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 31, 1911

    On 31 October, the Nanchang branch of the Tongmenghui led New Army units in a successful uprising. They established the Jiangxi Military Government. Li Liejun was elected as the military governor. Li declared Jiangxi as independent and launched an expedition against Qing official Yuan Shikai.


  • Fujian, China
    Nov, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Fujian Uprising

    Fujian, China
    Nov, 1911

    In November, members of Fujian's branch of the Tongmenghui, along with Sun Daoren of the New Army, launched an uprising against the Qing army. The Qing viceroy, Song Shou, committed suicide.


  • China
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Appointing Yuan Shikai as The Prime Minister of The Imperial Cabinet

    China
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1911

    On 1 November 1911, the Qing government appointed Yuan Shikai as the prime minister of the imperial cabinet, replacing Prince Qing.


  • U.S.
    Nov, 1911
    The Wright brothers

    The brothers disbanded the team

    U.S.
    Nov, 1911

    Before the year was over, pilots Ralph Johnstone and Arch Hoxsey died in air show crashes, and in November 1911 the brothers disbanded the team on which nine men had served (four other former team members died in crashes afterward).


  • China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Turning The Qing to a Constitutional Monarchy

    China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911

    On 3 November, after a proposition by Cen Chunxuan from the Constitutional Monarchy Movement, in 1903, the Qing court passed the Nineteen Articles, which turned the Qing from an autocratic system with the emperor having unlimited power to a constitutional monarchy.


  • Shanghai, China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Launching Shanghai Armed Uprising

    Shanghai, China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911

    On 3 November, Shanghai's Tongmenghui, Guangfuhui and merchants led by Chen Qimei, Li Pingsu, Zhang Chengyou, Li Yingshi, Li Xiehe and Song Jiaoren organized an armed rebellion in Shanghai. They received the support of local police officers.


  • Guizhou, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guizhou Uprising

    Guizhou, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    On 4 November, Zhang Bailin of the revolutionary party in Guizhou led an uprising along with New Army units and students from the military academy. They immediately captured Guiyang and established the Great Han Guizhou Military Government, electing Yang Jincheng and Zhao Dequan as the chief and vice governor.


  • Shanghai, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing The Jiangnan Workshop

    Shanghai, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    The rebels captured the Jiangnan Workshop on the 4th and captured Shanghai soon after.


  • Zhejiang, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Zhejiang Uprising

    Zhejiang, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    Also on 4 November, revolutionaries in Zhejiang urged the New Army units in Hangzhou to launch an uprising. Zhu Rui, Wu Siyu, Lu Gongwang and others of the New Army captured the military supplies workshop. Other units, led by Chiang Kai-shek and Yin Zhirei , captured most of the government offices. Eventually, Hangzhou was under the control of the revolutionaries, and the constitutionist Tang Shouqian was elected as the military governor.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    Monday Nov 6, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    Madero Won The Election decisively and Was Inaugurated as President

    Mexico City, Mexico
    Monday Nov 6, 1911

    Some supporters criticized Madero for displaying weakness in not simply seizing the presidency from Diaz, and for failing to pass immediate reforms; however, by following the electoral process, Madero established a liberal democracy and received support from the United States and popular leaders such as Orozco, Villa, and Zapata. Francisco LeĂ³n de la Barra became interim president of Mexico, pending an election to be held in October 1911. Madero won the election decisively and was inaugurated as president in November 1911.


  • Thessaloniki, Greece
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    David Ben-Gurion

    A Jewish city that has no equal in the world

    Thessaloniki, Greece
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 7 November 1911, Ben-Gurion arrived in Thessaloniki in order to learn Turkish for his law studies. The city, which had a large Jewish community, impressed Ben-Gurion, who called it "a Jewish city that has no equal in the world". He also realized there that "the Jews were capable of all types of work".


  • Jiangsu, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Jiangsu Restoration

    Jiangsu, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 5 November, Jiangsu constitutionists and gentry urged Qing governor Cheng Dequan to announce independence and established the Jiangsu Revolutionary Military Government with Cheng himself as the governor. Unlike some of the other cities, anti-Manchu violence began after the restoration on 7 November in Zhenjiang. Qing general Zaimu agreed to surrender, but because of a misunderstanding, the revolutionaries were unaware that their safety was guaranteed. The Manchu quarters were ransacked, and an unknown number of Manchus were killed. Zaimu, feeling betrayed, committed suicide. This is regarded as the Zhenjiang Uprising.


  • Guangxi, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guangxi Uprising

    Guangxi, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 7 November, the Guangxi politics department decided to secede from the Qing government, announcing Guangxi's independence. Qing Governor Shen Bingkun was allowed to remain governor, but Lu Rongting would soon become the new governor.Lu Rongting would later rise to prominence during the "warlord era" as one of the warlords, and his bandits controlled Guangxi for more than a decade. Under the leadership of Huang Shaohong, the Muslim law student Bai Chongxi enlisted in a Dare to Die unit to fight as a revolutionary.


  • Anhui, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Anhui Uprising

    Anhui, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    Members of Anhui's Tongmenghui also launched an uprising on 7 November and laid siege to the provincial capital. The constitutionists persuaded Zhu Jiabao, the Qing Governor of Anhui, to announce independence.


  • Guangdong, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Discussing With The Local Representatives a Proposal For Guangdong's Independence

    Guangdong, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, after being persuaded by Hu Hanmin, General Li Zhun and Long Jiguang of the Guangdong Navy agreed to support the revolution. The Qing viceroy of Liangguang, Zhang Mingqi, was forced to discuss with the local representatives a proposal for Guangdong's independence. They decided to announce it the next day. Chen Jiongming then captured Huizhou.


  • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Molin Pass Uprising

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, supported by the Tongmenghui, Xu Shaozhen of the New Army announced an uprising in Molin Pass, 30 km (19 mi) away from Nanking City. Xu Shaozhen, Chen Qimei and other generals decided to form a united army under Xu to strike Nanking together.


  • Shanghai, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Rebels Established The Shanghai Military Government

    Shanghai, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, The rebels established the Shanghai Military Government and elected Chen Qimei as the military governor. He would eventually become one of the founders of the ROC four big families, along with some of the most well-known families of the era.


  • Guangdong, China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guangdong Independence

    Guangdong, China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911

    On 9 November, Guangdong announced its independence and established a military government. They elected Hu Hanmin and Chen Jiongming as the chief and vice governor. Qiu Fengjia is known to have helped make the independence declaration more peaceful. It was unknown at the time if representatives from the European colonies of Hong Kong and Macau would be ceded to the new government.


  • China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Huang Xing invited Yuan Shikai To Join The Republic

    China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911

    On 9 November, Huang Xing even cabled Yuan Shikai and invited him to join the Republic.


  • Fujian, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Fujian Independence

    Fujian, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911

    On 11 November, the entire Fujian province declared independence. The Fujian Military Government was established, and Sun Daoren was elected as the military governor.


  • Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The United Army Headquarters Was Established In Zhenjiang

    Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911

    On 11 November, the united army headquarters was established in Zhenjiang.


  • Shandong, China
    Monday Nov 13, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shandong Independence

    Shandong, China
    Monday Nov 13, 1911

    On 13 November, persuaded by revolutionary Din Weifen and several other officers of the New Army, the Qing governor of Shandong, Sun Baoqi, agreed to secede from the Qing government and announced Shandong's independence.


  • Ningxia, China
    Friday Nov 17, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Ningxia Uprising

    Ningxia, China
    Friday Nov 17, 1911

    On 17 November, Ningxia the Tongmenghui launched the Ningxia Uprising. The revolutionaries sent Yu Youren to Zhangjiachuan to meet Dungan Sufi master Ma Yuanzhang to persuade him not to support the Qing. However, Ma did not want to endanger his relationship with the Qings. He sent the eastern Gansu Muslim militia under the command of one of his sons to help Ma Qi crush the Ningxia Gelaohui.


  • Guang'an, Sichuan, China
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Organizing The Great Han Shu Northern Military Government

    Guang'an, Sichuan, China
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1911

    On 21 November, Guang'an organized the Great Han Shu northern Military Government.


  • Sichuan, China
    Wednesday Nov 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sichuan Independence

    Sichuan, China
    Wednesday Nov 22, 1911

    On 22 November, Chengdu and Sichuan began to declare independence.


  • Ningxia, China
    Thursday Nov 23, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Establishing The Ningxia Revolutionary Military Government

    Ningxia, China
    Thursday Nov 23, 1911

    The Ningxia Revolutionary Military Government was established on 23 November. Some of the revolutionaries involved included Huang Yue and Xiang Shen, who gathered New Army forces at Qinzhou.


  • Sichuan, China
    Monday Nov 27, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Great Han Sichuan Military Government Was Established

    Sichuan, China
    Monday Nov 27, 1911

    By the 27th, the Great Han Sichuan Military Government was established, headed by revolutionary Pu Dianzun. Qing official Duan Fang would also be killed.


  • China
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wuchang and Hanyang Had Fallen back To The Qing Army

    China
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911

    On 28 November 1911, Wuchang and Hanyang had fallen back to the Qing army


  • Ayala, Morelos, Mexico
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    Plan of Ayala

    Ayala, Morelos, Mexico
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911

    In response to this lack of action, Zapata promulgated the Plan de Ayala in November 1911, declaring himself in rebellion against Madero. He renewed guerrilla warfare in the state of Morelos. Madero sent the Federal Army to deal with Zapata, unsuccessfully.


  • Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Thursday Nov 30, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Revolutionaries Convened Their First Conference

    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Thursday Nov 30, 1911

    the revolutionaries convened their first conference at the British concession in Hankou on 30 November.


  • Jiangsu, China
    Friday Dec 1, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The United Army Captured Many Strongholds of The Qing Army

    Jiangsu, China
    Friday Dec 1, 1911

    Between 24 November and 1 December, under the command of Xu Shaozhen, the united army captured Wulongshan, Mufushan, Yuhuatai, Tianbao City and many other strongholds of the Qing army.


  • Nanking, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Dec 2, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing Nanking City

    Nanking, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Dec 2, 1911

    On 2 December, Nanking City was captured by the revolutionaries after the Battle of Nanking, 1911.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Dec 3, 1911
    Willis Carrier

    Rational Psychrometric Formulae

    U.S.
    Sunday Dec 3, 1911

    On December 3, 1911, Carrier presented what is perhaps the most significant document ever prepared on air conditioning – Rational Psychrometric Formulae – at the annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. It became known as the "Magna Carta of Psychrometrics".


  • U.S.
    1911
    Mother's Day

    The Efforts of Anna Jarvis

    U.S.
    1911

    Owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local holiday.


  • Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911
    Marie Curie

    Winning her Second Nobel Prize

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911

    International recognition for her work had been growing to new heights, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, overcoming opposition prompted by the Langevin scandal, honored her a second time, with the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This award was "in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element."


  • Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911
    Antibiotic

    Hata was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911

    Hata was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 and for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 and 1913.


  • China
    1911
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1911 Yangtze River Flood

    China
    1911

    1911 Yangtze River flood happened in 1911, in China. The death toll from this flood is estimated to be up to 100,000 people.


  • Shanghai, China
    Monday Dec 18, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The North–South Conference

    Shanghai, China
    Monday Dec 18, 1911

    On 18 December, the North–South Conference was held in Shanghai to discuss the north and south issues.


  • Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
    Thursday Dec 28, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Dihua Uprising

    Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
    Thursday Dec 28, 1911

    In Xinjiang on 28 December, Liu Xianzun and the revolutionaries started the Dihua Uprising. This was led by more than 100 members of Geilaohui. This uprising failed.


  • Mongolia
    Friday Dec 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Bogd Khan became The Leader of The Mongol Empire

    Mongolia
    Friday Dec 29, 1911

    An independence movement took place that was not limited to just North (outer) Mongolia but was a pan-Mongolian phenomenon. On 29 December 1911, Bogd Khan became the leader of the Mongol empire. Inner Mongolia became a contested terrain between Khan and the Republic. In general, Russia supported the Independence of Outer Mongolia (including Tannu Uriankhai) during the time of the Xinhai Revolution. Tibet and Mongolia then recognized each other in a treaty.


  • China
    Friday Dec 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First Provisional President

    China
    Friday Dec 29, 1911

    On 29 December 1911, Sun Yat-sen was elected as the first provisional president.


  • Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911
    Josip Broz Tito

    A series of moves

    Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911

    in early 1911 began a series of moves, first seeking work in Ljubljana then Trieste, Kumrovec and Zagreb, where he worked repairing bicycles and joined his first strike action on May Day 1911.


  • Paris, France
    1911
    Pablo Picasso

    The theft of the Mona Lisa

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911, Picasso was arrested and questioned about the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Suspicion for the crime had initially fallen upon Apollinaire due to his links to GĂ©ry Pieret, an artist with a history of thefts from the gallery. Apollinaire in turn implicated his close friend Picasso, who had also purchased stolen artworks from the artist in the past. Afraid of a conviction that could result in his deportation to Spain, Picasso denied having ever met Apollinaire. Both were later cleared of any involvement in the painting's disappearance.


  • Mongolia
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Mongols Took Action With an Armed Revolt against The Manchu Authorities

    Mongolia
    1911

    At the end of 1911, the Mongols took action with an armed revolt against the Manchu authorities but were unsuccessful in the attempt.


  • Taiwan
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sending Luo Fu-xing To The Island of Taiwan To Free It

    Taiwan
    1911

    In 1911 as part of the Xinhai Revolution, Tongmenghui sent Luo Fu-xing to the island of Taiwan to free it from being occupied by the Japanese. The goal was to bring Taiwan island back to the Chinese Republic by having the Taiwan Uprising.


  • U.S.
    1911
    Lucky Luciano

    Luciano dropped out of school

    U.S.
    1911

    At age 14, Luciano dropped out of school and started a job delivering hats, earning $7 per week. However, after winning $244 in a dice game, Luciano quit his job and began earning money on the street. That same year, Luciano's parents sent him to the Brooklyn Truant School.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 1, 1911
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Taking his seat

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 1, 1911

    Though legislative sessions rarely lasted more than ten weeks, Roosevelt treated his new position as a full-time career. Taking his seat on January 1, 1911, Roosevelt immediately became the leader of a group of "Insurgents" who opposed the bossism of the Tammany Hall machine that dominated the state Democratic Party.


  • China
    1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Experimental Cabinet

    China
    1911

    By early 1911, an experimental cabinet had thirteen members, nine of whom were Manchus selected from the imperial family.


  • Paris, France
    1911
    Marie Curie

    The French Academy of Sciences Failed, To Elect Her To Membership In The Academy

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911 the French Academy of Sciences failed, by one or two votes, to elect her to membership in the Academy. Elected instead was Édouard Branly, an inventor who had helped Guglielmo Marconi develop the wireless telegraph.


  • Paris, France
    1911
    Marie Curie

    Curie's Press Scandal

    Paris, France
    1911

    In 1911, it was revealed that Curie was involved in a year long affair with physicist Paul Langevin, a former student of Pierre Curie's, a married man who was estranged from his wife. This resulted in a press scandal that was exploited by her academic opponents.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Jan, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Siege of Sidney Street

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Jan, 1911

    In January 1911, Churchill became involved in the Siege of Sidney Street; three Latvian burglars had killed several police officers and hidden in a house in London's East End, which was surrounded by police.


  • West Point, New York, U.S.
    1911
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower accepted an appointment to West Point

    West Point, New York, U.S.
    1911

    Edgar took the first turn at school, and Dwight was employed as a night supervisor at the Belle Springs Creamery. When Edgar asked for a second year, Dwight consented and worked for a second year. At that time, a friend "Swede" Hazlett was applying to the Naval Academy and urged Dwight to apply to the school, since no tuition was required. Eisenhower requested consideration for either Annapolis or West Point with his U.S. Senator, Joseph L. Bristow. Though Eisenhower was among the winners of the entrance-exam competition, he was beyond the age limit for the Naval Academy. He then accepted an appointment to West Point in 1911.


  • North America
    1911
    Halloween

    Guising

    North America
    1911

    While the first reference to "guising" in North America occurs in 1911, another reference to ritual begging on Halloween appears, place unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920.


  • Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
    Monday Feb 6, 1911
    Ronald Reagan

    Birth

    Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
    Monday Feb 6, 1911

    Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in an apartment on the second floor of a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois.


  • Berlin, Germany
    Mar, 1911
    Max Planck

    2nd Marriage

    Berlin, Germany
    Mar, 1911

    In March 1911 Planck married his second wife, Marga von Hoesslin (1882–1948).


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Mar, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill introduced the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill in parliament

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Mar, 1911

    In March 1911, Churchill introduced the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill in parliament. When implemented, it imposed stricter safety standards at coal mines.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    1911
    Father's Day

    Father's Day celebration be held in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    1911

    In 1911, Jane Addams proposed that a citywide Father's Day celebration be held in Chicago, but she was turned down.


  • France
    1911
    Mona Lisa

    The painting was still not popular among the lay-public

    France
    1911

    By 1911, the painting was still not popular among the lay-public.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Lloyd George introduced the National Insurance Act 1911

    England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1911

    In April, Lloyd George introduced the first health and unemployment insurance legislation, the National Insurance Act 1911; Churchill had been instrumental in drafting it.


  • Costa Rica
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    La NaciĂ³n

    Costa Rica
    1911

    In the spring of 1911 be launched a bilingual newspaper, Nation/La NaciĂ³n, which criticized the actions of the UFC and upset many of the dominant strata of Costa Rican society in LimĂ³n. Marcus's coverage of a local fire, in which he questioned the motives of the fire brigade, resulted in him being brought in for police questioning. After his printing press broke, he was unable to replace the faulty part and terminated the newspaper.


  • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Second Guangzhou Uprising

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1911

    On 27 April 1911, an uprising occurred in Guangzhou, known as the Second Guangzhou Uprising or Yellow Flower Mound Revolt. It ended in disaster, as 86 bodies were found (only 72 could be identified). The 72 revolutionaries were remembered as martyrs. Revolutionary Lin Juemin was one of the 72. On the eve of battle, he wrote the legendary "A Letter to My Wife", later to be considered as a masterpiece in Chinese literature.


  • Morocco
    Apr, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill suggested an alliance with France and Russia

    Morocco
    Apr, 1911

    During the Agadir Crisis of April 1911, when there was a threat of war between France and Germany, Churchill suggested an alliance with France and Russia to safeguard the independence of Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands to counter possible German expansionism.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday May 16, 1911
    Buckingham Palace

    Victoria Memorial

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday May 16, 1911

    The last major building work took place during the reign of King George V when, in 1913, Sir Aston Webb redesigned Blore's 1850 East Front to resemble in part Giacomo Leoni's Lyme Park in Cheshire. This new, refaced principal façade (of Portland stone) was designed to be the backdrop to the Victoria Memorial, a large memorial statue of Queen Victoria, placed outside the main gates.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    Sunday May 21, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    The Treaty of Ciudad JuĂ¡rez

    Mexico City, Mexico
    Sunday May 21, 1911

    With the Federal Army defeated in a string of battles, Diaz's government began negotiations with the revolutionaries. One of Madero's representatives in the negotiations was his running mate in the 1910 elections, Francisco VĂ¡zquez GĂ³mez. The talks culminated in the 21 May 1911 Treaty of Ciudad JuĂ¡rez. The signed treaty stated that DĂ­az would abdicate the presidency along with his vice president RamĂ³n Corral by the end of May 1911, to be replaced by an interim president, Francisco LeĂ³n de la Barra, until elections were held.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday May 28, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Second child

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday May 28, 1911

    In May, Clementine gave birth to their second child, Randolph, named after Churchill's father.


  • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 31, 1911
    Titanic

    Building

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 31, 1911

    The name Titanic derives from the Titan of Greek mythology. Built in Belfast, Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it was then known), the RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners—the first was the RMS Olympic and the third was the HMHS Britannic.


  • Berlin, Germany
    Jun, 1911
    The Wright brothers

    Wilbur never flew again

    Berlin, Germany
    Jun, 1911

    Following a brief training flight he gave to a German pilot in Berlin in June 1911, Wilbur never flew again.


  • Vietnam
    Monday Jun 5, 1911
    Ho Chi Minh

    Working on a French Steamer

    Vietnam
    Monday Jun 5, 1911

    He worked as a kitchen helper on a French steamer, the Amiral de Latouche-TrĂ©ville while using the alias Văn Ba.


  • Endicott, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jun 16, 1911
    IBM

    CTR

    Endicott, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jun 16, 1911

    On June 16, 1911, the four companies of, Julius E. Pitrap (patented the computing scale), Alexander Dey (inventing the dial record), Herman Hollerith (patented the Electric Tabulating Machine), and Willard Bundy (invented a time clock to record a worker's arrival and departure time on paper tape), amalgamated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint forming a fifth company, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) based in Endicott, New York.


  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1911
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill sent troops into Liverpool to quell protesting dockers

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1911

    In response to escalating civil strife in 1911, Churchill sent troops into Liverpool to quell protesting dockers and rallying against a national railway strike.


  • Marseille, France
    Wednesday Jul 5, 1911
    Ho Chi Minh

    The Steamer arrived In Marseille

    Marseille, France
    Wednesday Jul 5, 1911

    The steamer departed on 5 June 1911 and arrived in Marseille, France on 5 July 1911. The ship then left for Le Havre and Dunkirk, returning to Marseille in mid-September. There, he applied for the French Colonial Administrative School, but his application was rejected and he instead decided to begin traveling the world by working on ships and visited many countries from 1911 to 1917.


  • Ontario, Canada
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1911
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Great Porcupine Fire

    Ontario, Canada
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1911

    The Great Porcupine Fire of 1911 was one of the most devastating forest fires ever to strike the Ontario northland. Spring had come early that year, followed by an abnormally hot dry spell that lasted into the summer. This created ideal conditions for the ensuing disaster, in which a number of smaller fires converged. Official counts list 73 dead, though it is estimated the actual toll could have been as high as 200.


  • Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 13, 1911
    Edward VIII

    Officially invested as Prince of Wales

    Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 13, 1911

    Edward was officially invested as Prince of Wales in a special ceremony at Caernarfon Castle on 13 July 1911.


  • Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    Garvey then traveled through Central America

    Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
    1911

    Garvey then traveled through Central America, undertaking casual work as he made his way through Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. While in the port of ColĂ³n in Panama, he set up a new newspaper, La Prensa ("The Press").


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 26, 1911
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    First Universal Races Congress

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 26, 1911

    In 1911 Du Bois attended the First Universal Races Congress in London and he published his first novel, The Quest of the Silver Fleece.


  • Paris, France
    Monday Aug 21, 1911
    Mona Lisa

    The painting was stolen from the Louvre

    Paris, France
    Monday Aug 21, 1911

    On 21 August 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre.


  • Italy
    Sep, 1911
    Benito Mussolini

    Mussolini prisoned for five-month

    Italy
    Sep, 1911

    In September 1911, Mussolini participated in a riot, led by socialists, against the Italian war in Libya. He bitterly denounced Italy's "imperialist war", an action that earned him a five-month jail term.


  • U.S.
    1911
    Albrecht Kossel

    To The U.S.

    U.S.
    1911

    In the autumn of 1911, Kossel was invited to the United States to deliver the Herter Lecture at Johns Hopkins. Traveling with his wife Luise and daughter Gertrude, he took the opportunity to travel and to visit acquaintances, one of which was Eugene W. Hilgard, professor emeritus of agricultural chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, who was also his wife's cousin. He also visited and delivered lectures at several other universities, including the University of Chicago.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Sunday Sep 24, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Literary Society and Progressive Association Convened a Conference In Wuchang

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Sunday Sep 24, 1911

    On 24 September, the Literary Society and Progressive Association convened a conference in Wuchang, along with sixty representatives from local New Army units. During the conference, they established a headquarters for the uprising. The leaders of the two organizations, Jiang Yiwu and Sun Wu, were elected as commander and chief of staff. Initially, the date of the uprising was to be 6 October 1911. It was postponed to a later date due to insufficient preparations.


  • Guangdong, China
    Oct, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Organizing Local Militias To Launch The Uprising In Guangdong Province

    Guangdong, China
    Oct, 1911

    Near the end of October, Chen Jiongming, Deng Keng, Peng Reihai and other members of Guangdong's Tongmenghui organized local militias to launch the uprising in Huazhou, Nanhai, Sunde and Sanshui in Guangdong Province.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Oct, 1911
    Winston Churchill

    Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Oct, 1911

    In October 1911, Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty, and he took up official residence at Admiralty House.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Monday Oct 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    One of The Bombs accidentally Exploded

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Monday Oct 9, 1911

    Revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the Qing dynasty had built bombs, and on 9 October, one accidentally exploded. Sun Yat-sen himself had no direct part in the uprising and was traveling in the United States at the time in an effort to recruit more support from among overseas Chinese. The Qing Viceroy of Huguang, Rui Cheng , tried to track down and arrest the revolutionaries.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Tuesday Oct 10, 1911
    07:00:00 PM
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wuchang Uprising

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Tuesday Oct 10, 1911
    07:00:00 PM

    Squad leader Xiong Bingkun and others decided not to delay the uprising any longer and launched the revolt on 10 October 1911, at 7 pm.


  • Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Wednesday Oct 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Revolutionaries Captured The Entire City of Wuchang

    Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Wednesday Oct 11, 1911

    The revolt was a success; the entire city of Wuchang was captured by the revolutionaries on the morning of 11 October. That evening, they established a tactical headquarters and announced the establishment of the "Military Government of Hubei of Republic of China". The conference chose Li Yuanhong as the governor of the temporary government. Qing officers like the bannermen Duanfang and Zhao Erfeng were killed by the revolutionary forces.


  • Changsha, Hunan, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Changsha Restoration

    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911

    On 22 October 1911, the Hunan Tongmenghui were led by Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin. They headed an armed group, consisting partly of revolutionaries from Hongjiang and partly of defecting New Army units, in a campaign to extend the uprising into Changsha. They captured the city and killed the local Imperial general. Then they announced the establishment of the Hunan Military Government of the Republic of China and announced their opposition to the Qing Empire.


  • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shaanxi Uprising

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 22, 1911

    On 22 October 1911, Shaanxi's Tongmenghui, led by Jing Dingcheng and Qian ding as well as Jing Wumu and others including Gelaohui, launched an uprising and captured Xi'an after two days of struggle.


  • Kingston, Jamaica
    1911
    Marcus Garvey

    Marcus decided to return to Kingston

    Kingston, Jamaica
    1911

    In 1911, Marcus became seriously ill with a bacterial infection and decided to return to Kingston.


  • Jiangxi, China
    Monday Oct 23, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Jiujiang Uprising

    Jiangxi, China
    Monday Oct 23, 1911

    On 23 October, Lin Sen, Jiang Qun, Cai Hui and other members of the Tongmenghui in the province of Jiangxi plotted a revolt of New Army units. After they achieved victory, they announced their independence. The Jiujiang Military Government was then established.


  • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 24, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing Xi'an

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 24, 1911

    After the Xi'an Manchu quarter fell on 24 October, Xinhai forces killed all of the Manchus in the city, about 20,000 manchus were killed in the mass massacre. Many of its Manchu defenders committed suicide, including Qing general Wenrui , who threw himself down a well.


  • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shanxi Taiyuan Uprising

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Sunday Oct 29, 1911

    On 29 October, Yan Xishan of the New Army led an uprising in Taiyuan, the capital city of the province of Shanxi, along with Yao Yijie, Huang Guoliang, Wen Shouquan, Li Chenglin, Zhang Shuzhi and Qiao Xi. The Xinhai rebels in Taiyuan bombarded the streets where banner people resided and killed all the Manchu. They managed to kill the Qing Governor of Shanxi, Lu Zhongqi. They then announced the establishment of Shanxi Military Government with Yan Xishan as the military governor. Yan Xishan would later become one of the warlords that plagued China during what was known as "the warlord era".


  • Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Monday Oct 30, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Kunming Double Ninth Uprising

    Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Monday Oct 30, 1911

    On 30 October, Li Genyuan of the Tongmenghui in Yunnan joined with Cai E, Luo Peijin, Tang Jiyao, and other officers of the New Army to launch the Double Ninth Uprising. They captured Kunming the next day and established the Yunnan Military Government, electing Cai E as the military governor.


  • Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 31, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Nanchang Restoration

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Tuesday Oct 31, 1911

    On 31 October, the Nanchang branch of the Tongmenghui led New Army units in a successful uprising. They established the Jiangxi Military Government. Li Liejun was elected as the military governor. Li declared Jiangxi as independent and launched an expedition against Qing official Yuan Shikai.


  • Fujian, China
    Nov, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Fujian Uprising

    Fujian, China
    Nov, 1911

    In November, members of Fujian's branch of the Tongmenghui, along with Sun Daoren of the New Army, launched an uprising against the Qing army. The Qing viceroy, Song Shou, committed suicide.


  • China
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Appointing Yuan Shikai as The Prime Minister of The Imperial Cabinet

    China
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1911

    On 1 November 1911, the Qing government appointed Yuan Shikai as the prime minister of the imperial cabinet, replacing Prince Qing.


  • U.S.
    Nov, 1911
    The Wright brothers

    The brothers disbanded the team

    U.S.
    Nov, 1911

    Before the year was over, pilots Ralph Johnstone and Arch Hoxsey died in air show crashes, and in November 1911 the brothers disbanded the team on which nine men had served (four other former team members died in crashes afterward).


  • China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Turning The Qing to a Constitutional Monarchy

    China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911

    On 3 November, after a proposition by Cen Chunxuan from the Constitutional Monarchy Movement, in 1903, the Qing court passed the Nineteen Articles, which turned the Qing from an autocratic system with the emperor having unlimited power to a constitutional monarchy.


  • Shanghai, China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Launching Shanghai Armed Uprising

    Shanghai, China
    Friday Nov 3, 1911

    On 3 November, Shanghai's Tongmenghui, Guangfuhui and merchants led by Chen Qimei, Li Pingsu, Zhang Chengyou, Li Yingshi, Li Xiehe and Song Jiaoren organized an armed rebellion in Shanghai. They received the support of local police officers.


  • Guizhou, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guizhou Uprising

    Guizhou, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    On 4 November, Zhang Bailin of the revolutionary party in Guizhou led an uprising along with New Army units and students from the military academy. They immediately captured Guiyang and established the Great Han Guizhou Military Government, electing Yang Jincheng and Zhao Dequan as the chief and vice governor.


  • Shanghai, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing The Jiangnan Workshop

    Shanghai, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    The rebels captured the Jiangnan Workshop on the 4th and captured Shanghai soon after.


  • Zhejiang, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Zhejiang Uprising

    Zhejiang, China
    Saturday Nov 4, 1911

    Also on 4 November, revolutionaries in Zhejiang urged the New Army units in Hangzhou to launch an uprising. Zhu Rui, Wu Siyu, Lu Gongwang and others of the New Army captured the military supplies workshop. Other units, led by Chiang Kai-shek and Yin Zhirei , captured most of the government offices. Eventually, Hangzhou was under the control of the revolutionaries, and the constitutionist Tang Shouqian was elected as the military governor.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    Monday Nov 6, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    Madero Won The Election decisively and Was Inaugurated as President

    Mexico City, Mexico
    Monday Nov 6, 1911

    Some supporters criticized Madero for displaying weakness in not simply seizing the presidency from Diaz, and for failing to pass immediate reforms; however, by following the electoral process, Madero established a liberal democracy and received support from the United States and popular leaders such as Orozco, Villa, and Zapata. Francisco LeĂ³n de la Barra became interim president of Mexico, pending an election to be held in October 1911. Madero won the election decisively and was inaugurated as president in November 1911.


  • Thessaloniki, Greece
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    David Ben-Gurion

    A Jewish city that has no equal in the world

    Thessaloniki, Greece
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 7 November 1911, Ben-Gurion arrived in Thessaloniki in order to learn Turkish for his law studies. The city, which had a large Jewish community, impressed Ben-Gurion, who called it "a Jewish city that has no equal in the world". He also realized there that "the Jews were capable of all types of work".


  • Jiangsu, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Jiangsu Restoration

    Jiangsu, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 5 November, Jiangsu constitutionists and gentry urged Qing governor Cheng Dequan to announce independence and established the Jiangsu Revolutionary Military Government with Cheng himself as the governor. Unlike some of the other cities, anti-Manchu violence began after the restoration on 7 November in Zhenjiang. Qing general Zaimu agreed to surrender, but because of a misunderstanding, the revolutionaries were unaware that their safety was guaranteed. The Manchu quarters were ransacked, and an unknown number of Manchus were killed. Zaimu, feeling betrayed, committed suicide. This is regarded as the Zhenjiang Uprising.


  • Guangxi, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guangxi Uprising

    Guangxi, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    On 7 November, the Guangxi politics department decided to secede from the Qing government, announcing Guangxi's independence. Qing Governor Shen Bingkun was allowed to remain governor, but Lu Rongting would soon become the new governor.Lu Rongting would later rise to prominence during the "warlord era" as one of the warlords, and his bandits controlled Guangxi for more than a decade. Under the leadership of Huang Shaohong, the Muslim law student Bai Chongxi enlisted in a Dare to Die unit to fight as a revolutionary.


  • Anhui, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Anhui Uprising

    Anhui, China
    Tuesday Nov 7, 1911

    Members of Anhui's Tongmenghui also launched an uprising on 7 November and laid siege to the provincial capital. The constitutionists persuaded Zhu Jiabao, the Qing Governor of Anhui, to announce independence.


  • Guangdong, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Discussing With The Local Representatives a Proposal For Guangdong's Independence

    Guangdong, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, after being persuaded by Hu Hanmin, General Li Zhun and Long Jiguang of the Guangdong Navy agreed to support the revolution. The Qing viceroy of Liangguang, Zhang Mingqi, was forced to discuss with the local representatives a proposal for Guangdong's independence. They decided to announce it the next day. Chen Jiongming then captured Huizhou.


  • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Molin Pass Uprising

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, supported by the Tongmenghui, Xu Shaozhen of the New Army announced an uprising in Molin Pass, 30 km (19 mi) away from Nanking City. Xu Shaozhen, Chen Qimei and other generals decided to form a united army under Xu to strike Nanking together.


  • Shanghai, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Rebels Established The Shanghai Military Government

    Shanghai, China
    Wednesday Nov 8, 1911

    On 8 November, The rebels established the Shanghai Military Government and elected Chen Qimei as the military governor. He would eventually become one of the founders of the ROC four big families, along with some of the most well-known families of the era.


  • Guangdong, China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Guangdong Independence

    Guangdong, China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911

    On 9 November, Guangdong announced its independence and established a military government. They elected Hu Hanmin and Chen Jiongming as the chief and vice governor. Qiu Fengjia is known to have helped make the independence declaration more peaceful. It was unknown at the time if representatives from the European colonies of Hong Kong and Macau would be ceded to the new government.


  • China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Huang Xing invited Yuan Shikai To Join The Republic

    China
    Thursday Nov 9, 1911

    On 9 November, Huang Xing even cabled Yuan Shikai and invited him to join the Republic.


  • Fujian, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Fujian Independence

    Fujian, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911

    On 11 November, the entire Fujian province declared independence. The Fujian Military Government was established, and Sun Daoren was elected as the military governor.


  • Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The United Army Headquarters Was Established In Zhenjiang

    Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Nov 11, 1911

    On 11 November, the united army headquarters was established in Zhenjiang.


  • Shandong, China
    Monday Nov 13, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Shandong Independence

    Shandong, China
    Monday Nov 13, 1911

    On 13 November, persuaded by revolutionary Din Weifen and several other officers of the New Army, the Qing governor of Shandong, Sun Baoqi, agreed to secede from the Qing government and announced Shandong's independence.


  • Ningxia, China
    Friday Nov 17, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Ningxia Uprising

    Ningxia, China
    Friday Nov 17, 1911

    On 17 November, Ningxia the Tongmenghui launched the Ningxia Uprising. The revolutionaries sent Yu Youren to Zhangjiachuan to meet Dungan Sufi master Ma Yuanzhang to persuade him not to support the Qing. However, Ma did not want to endanger his relationship with the Qings. He sent the eastern Gansu Muslim militia under the command of one of his sons to help Ma Qi crush the Ningxia Gelaohui.


  • Guang'an, Sichuan, China
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Organizing The Great Han Shu Northern Military Government

    Guang'an, Sichuan, China
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1911

    On 21 November, Guang'an organized the Great Han Shu northern Military Government.


  • Sichuan, China
    Wednesday Nov 22, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sichuan Independence

    Sichuan, China
    Wednesday Nov 22, 1911

    On 22 November, Chengdu and Sichuan began to declare independence.


  • Ningxia, China
    Thursday Nov 23, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Establishing The Ningxia Revolutionary Military Government

    Ningxia, China
    Thursday Nov 23, 1911

    The Ningxia Revolutionary Military Government was established on 23 November. Some of the revolutionaries involved included Huang Yue and Xiang Shen, who gathered New Army forces at Qinzhou.


  • Sichuan, China
    Monday Nov 27, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Great Han Sichuan Military Government Was Established

    Sichuan, China
    Monday Nov 27, 1911

    By the 27th, the Great Han Sichuan Military Government was established, headed by revolutionary Pu Dianzun. Qing official Duan Fang would also be killed.


  • China
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wuchang and Hanyang Had Fallen back To The Qing Army

    China
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911

    On 28 November 1911, Wuchang and Hanyang had fallen back to the Qing army


  • Ayala, Morelos, Mexico
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911
    Mexican Revolution

    Plan of Ayala

    Ayala, Morelos, Mexico
    Tuesday Nov 28, 1911

    In response to this lack of action, Zapata promulgated the Plan de Ayala in November 1911, declaring himself in rebellion against Madero. He renewed guerrilla warfare in the state of Morelos. Madero sent the Federal Army to deal with Zapata, unsuccessfully.


  • Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Thursday Nov 30, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Revolutionaries Convened Their First Conference

    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Thursday Nov 30, 1911

    the revolutionaries convened their first conference at the British concession in Hankou on 30 November.


  • Jiangsu, China
    Friday Dec 1, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The United Army Captured Many Strongholds of The Qing Army

    Jiangsu, China
    Friday Dec 1, 1911

    Between 24 November and 1 December, under the command of Xu Shaozhen, the united army captured Wulongshan, Mufushan, Yuhuatai, Tianbao City and many other strongholds of the Qing army.


  • Nanking, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Dec 2, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Capturing Nanking City

    Nanking, Jiangsu, China
    Saturday Dec 2, 1911

    On 2 December, Nanking City was captured by the revolutionaries after the Battle of Nanking, 1911.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Dec 3, 1911
    Willis Carrier

    Rational Psychrometric Formulae

    U.S.
    Sunday Dec 3, 1911

    On December 3, 1911, Carrier presented what is perhaps the most significant document ever prepared on air conditioning – Rational Psychrometric Formulae – at the annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. It became known as the "Magna Carta of Psychrometrics".


  • U.S.
    1911
    Mother's Day

    The Efforts of Anna Jarvis

    U.S.
    1911

    Owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local holiday.


  • Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911
    Marie Curie

    Winning her Second Nobel Prize

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911

    International recognition for her work had been growing to new heights, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, overcoming opposition prompted by the Langevin scandal, honored her a second time, with the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This award was "in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element."


  • Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911
    Antibiotic

    Hata was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Sunday Dec 10, 1911

    Hata was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 and for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 and 1913.


  • China
    1911
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1911 Yangtze River Flood

    China
    1911

    1911 Yangtze River flood happened in 1911, in China. The death toll from this flood is estimated to be up to 100,000 people.


  • Shanghai, China
    Monday Dec 18, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The North–South Conference

    Shanghai, China
    Monday Dec 18, 1911

    On 18 December, the North–South Conference was held in Shanghai to discuss the north and south issues.


  • Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
    Thursday Dec 28, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Dihua Uprising

    Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
    Thursday Dec 28, 1911

    In Xinjiang on 28 December, Liu Xianzun and the revolutionaries started the Dihua Uprising. This was led by more than 100 members of Geilaohui. This uprising failed.


  • Mongolia
    Friday Dec 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    Bogd Khan became The Leader of The Mongol Empire

    Mongolia
    Friday Dec 29, 1911

    An independence movement took place that was not limited to just North (outer) Mongolia but was a pan-Mongolian phenomenon. On 29 December 1911, Bogd Khan became the leader of the Mongol empire. Inner Mongolia became a contested terrain between Khan and the Republic. In general, Russia supported the Independence of Outer Mongolia (including Tannu Uriankhai) during the time of the Xinhai Revolution. Tibet and Mongolia then recognized each other in a treaty.


  • China
    Friday Dec 29, 1911
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First Provisional President

    China
    Friday Dec 29, 1911

    On 29 December 1911, Sun Yat-sen was elected as the first provisional president.


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