What Happened In May 1911 In History

Historical Events for May, 1911

• 15th » In 'Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States', the Supreme Court of the United States named United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken u
• 21st » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
• 23rd » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
• 30th » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his 'Marmon Motor Car Company e.g Marmon Wasp' becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
• 31st » The hull of the ocean liner RMS named Titanic is launched.
• 31st » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1911

• 1st » Wilfred Watson, English-Canadian poet, playwright and educator (b. 1998)
• 4th » Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer (d. 1990)
• 5th » Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 5th » Andor Lilienthal, Hungarian chess player (d. 2010)
• 5th » Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932)
• 6th » Guy des Cars, French author (d. 1993)
• 6th » Frank Nelson (actor) called Frank Nelson, American actor (d. 1986)
• 7th » Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
• 8th » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
• 10th » Roland Gladu, Canadian baseball player and manager (d. 1994)
• 10th » Bel Kaufman, American author and educator
• 11th » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian politician (d. 2004)
• 11th » Phil Silvers, American actor (d. 1985)
• 12th » Charles Biro, American illustrator (d. 1972)
• 13th » Robert Middleton, American actor (d. 1977)
• 13th » Maxine Sullivan, American singer and actress (d. 1987)
• 15th » Max Frisch, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1991)
• 15th » Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978)
• 17th » Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish model (d. 1992)
• 18th » Big Joe Turner, American singer (d. 1985)
• 20th » Gardner Fox, American author (d. 1986)
• 20th » Annie M.G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995)
• 22nd » Anatol Rapoport, Russian-American psychologist (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Minoru Kawabata, Japanese artist (d. 2001)
• 23rd » Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984)
• 23rd » Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010)
• 24th » Barbara West, English survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (d. 2007)
• 26th » Ben Alexander (actor) or Ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969)
• 26th » Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1992)
• 27th » Hubert Humphrey, American politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (d. 1978)
• 27th » Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
• 27th » Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
• 28th » Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)
• 28th » Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
• 29th » Armida (actress) called Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1989)
• 31st » Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths for May 1911

• 17th » Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
• 18th » Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
• 21st » Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer (b. 1857)
• 29th » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
• 30th » Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)

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