What Happened In October 1911 - Historical Events 1911 October

Historical Events for October, 1911

5th » The Kowloon–Canton Railway (split into MTR East Rail Line and Guangshen Railway now) commences service between Kowloon and Guangzhou called Canton.
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
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.
13th » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor-General of Canada of royal descent.
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.
24th » Orville Wright, remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

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30th » Ruth Hussey, American actress (d. 2005)

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