1911 facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s – 1910s – 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years:	1908 1909 1910 – 1911 – 1912 1913 1914

1911 (also known as MCMXI) was a regular year that started on a Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. This year saw many important events around the world, from exciting discoveries to new inventions and famous people being born or passing away.

Contents

Exciting Events of 1911
- Other Important Moments
Famous Births in 1911
Notable Deaths in 1911
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See also

Exciting Events of 1911

April 19 – A famous ballet called The Spirit of the Rose was performed for the first time in Monte Carlo. It starred the amazing dancer Nijinsky.
June 13 – Another new ballet by Michel Fokine, called Petrushka, had its first show in Paris. Nijinsky also danced in this one.
December 14 – The brave explorer Roald Amundsen made history by being the first person to reach the South Pole. This was a huge achievement!

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December 14: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole

Other Important Moments

The classic children's book The Secret Garden was published, which many people still love today.
Allvar Gullstrand, an eye doctor from Sweden, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on how the eye sees.
A very big and important encyclopedia, the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, was released. It was full of knowledge!

Sunset across Machu Picchu

July 24: Machu Picchu rediscovered

Siege of Sidney Street – Churchill

January 3: Siege of Sidney Street in London

Famous Births in 1911

February 6 – Ronald Reagan was born. He later became the 40th President of the United States.

Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981

June 24 – Juan Manuel Fangio was born. He became a legendary Formula 1 race car driver.

Notable Deaths in 1911

October 29 – Joseph Pulitzer passed away. He was a famous newspaper publisher, and the well-known Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and arts are named after him.
May 18 – Gustav Mahler, a very important composer and conductor, died.

Photo of Gustav Mahler by Moritz Nähr 01

May 29 – William S. Gilbert, a writer famous for his funny operas like The Pirates of Penzance, passed away.

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See also

In Spanish: 1911 para niños

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