June 1, 1911 (Thursday)

• The Senate voted 48-20 to reopen the investigation of U.S. Senator William Lorimer
  William Lorimer (politician)
  William Lorimer was a U.S. Representative from the State of Illinois. He subsequently served in the United States Senate and was known as the "Blond Boss" in Chicago. In 1912, however, the Senate held Lorimer's election invalid due to the use of corrupt methods and practices including...
  
   of Illinois, after voting against his expulsion on March 1
  March 1911
  January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - DecemberThe following events occurred in March 1911:-March 1, 1911 :...
  
  .
• Chiang Kai-shek
  Chiang Kai-shek
  Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
  
   first reached national prominence when he delivered a stirring public lecture advocating a socialist government for China, which he would eventually govern.

June 2, 1911 (Friday)

• The city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
  
  , was incorporated.
• Francisco I. Madero
  Francisco I. Madero
  Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a politician, writer and revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. As a respectable upper-class politician, he supplied a center around which opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz could coalesce...
  
   departed from El Paso
  El Paso
  El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
  
  , Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
  
   on a Southern Pacific train at 1:30 am to make his journey back to Mexico City, to meet with interim President de la Barra. He stopped first at Spofford Junction, Texas, where he then crossed the border to board another train on June 2.
• Born: Hsiao Hung, Chinese female novelist, in Hulan, Heilongjiang
  Heilongjiang
  For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
  
   province (d. 1941)
• Died: Axel Olof Freudenthal
  Axel Olof Freudenthal
  Axel Olof Freudenthal , was a Swedish-speaking Finnish philologist and politician.He was born in Siuntio, and studied at the University of Helsinki where the nationalistic movement struggle between the Fennomans and the Svecomans was raging...
  
  , 74, Swedish philologist and politician; and Jose Domingo Brindis, 59, black violinist.

June 3, 1911 (Saturday)

• L. Frank Baum
  L. Frank Baum
  Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
  
   filed for bankruptcy in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles after having incurred $12,600 in debts. He died in 1919 and never saw any more royalties from The Wizard of Oz, whose publishing rights remained with a trustee until 1932.
• Born: Ellen Corby
  Ellen Corby
  Ellen Corby was an American actress. She is most widely remembered for the role of "Grandma Esther Walton" on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards...
  
  , American actress and winner of three Emmy awards for her portrayal the grandmother on The Waltons
  The Waltons
  The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
  
  ; in Racine, Wisconsin
  Racine, Wisconsin
  Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
  
   (d. 1999); and Paulette Goddard
  Paulette Goddard
  Paulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Erich...
  
  , American film actress, as Pauline Levy in Queens, New York (d. 1990)
• Died: Edward Der-Pault, who overcame the handicap of losing both legs to become a high diver at amusement parks, was killed in Bayonne, New Jersey
  Bayonne, New Jersey
  Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
  
   before a crowd of several hundred people. Jumping from a 50 foot high ladder into a 6 foot tank of water, Der-Pault had miscalculated the distance and struck the edge of the tank.

June 4, 1911 (Sunday)

• On the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
  , a crowd of one million people turned out in Rome
  Rome
  Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
  
   to watch the unveiling of Il Vittoriano, a 250 foot high monument in honor of King Victor Emmanuel II.
• Born: Billy Fiske
  Billy Fiske
  William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II...
  
  , American athlete who won gold medals in bobsledding in 1928 and 1932, in Brooklyn (killed in battle, 1940)
• Died: Colonel T.M. Locke, 87, who had led the secession of Texas in 1861

June 5, 1911 (Monday)

• Sultan Mehmed V
  Mehmed V
  Mehmed V Reshad was the 35th Ottoman Sultan. He was the son of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He was succeeded by his half-brother Mehmed VI.-Birth:...
  
   of the Ottoman Empire
  Ottoman Empire
  The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
  
   began his journey to "Rumeli", the Turkish name for the Empire's European provinces in the Balkans.

June 6, 1911 (Tuesday)

• Tazzia, the Moorish pretender to the throne of Morocco
  Morocco
  Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
  
  , was defeated at Alcazarquivir. Spanish troops landed at Larache
  Larache
  Larache is an important harbour town in the region Tanger-Tétouan in northern Morocco. It was founded in the 7th century when a group of Muslim soldiers from Arabia extended their camp at Lixus onto the south bank of the Loukkos River.In 1471, the Portuguese settlers from Asilah and Tangier drove...
  
   two days later.
• A volcano in the Mexican state of Colima
  Colima (volcano)
  The Colima Volcano is currently one of the most active volcanos in Mexico and in North America. It has erupted more than 40 times since 1576....
  
   had its most violent eruption since 1869, which preceded a deadly earthquake in the region by 24 hours.
• Died: Edward Harrigan
  Edward Harrigan
  Edward Harrigan was an American actor, playwright, theatre manager, and composer. Harrigan and Tony Hart formed the first famous collaboration in American musical theatre.-Life and career:...
  
  , 65, American comedian

June 7, 1911 (Wednesday)

• An earthquake in Mexico killed more than 1,200 people. In Zapotlan
  Zapotlán
  Zapotlán refers to one of several locations in Mexico:*Zapotlán el Grande: city and municipality in the state of Jalisco Mexico.*Zapotlán de Juárez: city and municipality in the state of Hidalgo Mexico....
  
  , 500 people were killed. The first shock was felt at 4:36 am and lasted for more than a minute. Francisco I. Madero made a triumphant entry into Mexico City
  Mexico City
  Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
  
   on the same day.
• Died: Maurice Rouvier
  Maurice Rouvier
  Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman.He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and spent his early career in business at Marseille. He supported Léon Gambetta's candidature there in 1867, and in 1870 he founded an anti-imperial journal, L'Egalité. Becoming secretary general of the prefecture of...
  
  , 69, former Premier of France (1887, 1905–1906)

June 8, 1911 (Thursday)

• The U.S. State Department gave permission for at least 1,500 Mexican soldiers to cross into the United States so that a rebellion in Baja California
  Baja California
  Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
  
   could be suppressed. The troops would be disarmed as soon as they crossed into Arizona
  Arizona
  Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
  
  , and their weapons and ammunition would be returned to them after they crossed from California back into Mexico.
• Frans Schollaert
  Frans Schollaert
  François Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the Boerenbond...
  
  , the Prime Minister of Belgium resigned after the defeat of his proposed education bill.
• Hiram Bingham
  Hiram Bingham
  Hiram Bingham may refer to:*Hiram Bingham I, missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i*Hiram Bingham II, his son, also a missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i*Hiram Bingham III, U.S. Senator from Connecticut and explorer best known for uncovering Machu Picchu...
  
   departed for Peruon the SS Marta to search for Vilcabamba
  Vilcabamba
  Vilcabamba may refer to:* Vilcabamba, Peru* Vilcabamba, Ecuador, town in the province of Loja, Ecuador* "Vilcabamba" , a 2010 Science Fiction story by Harry Turtledove...
  
  

June 9, 1911 (Friday)

• Former Congressman Charles D. Haines of New York founded the "Guardians of Liberty", an anti-Catholic and anti-Negro organization that declared itself to be a "non-religious, non-partisan, non-racial moral force to promote patriotism and a sacred regard for the welfare of our country."
• Died: Carrie Nation
  Carrie Nation
  Carrie Amelia Moore Nation was a member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol in pre-Prohibition America. She is particularly noteworthy for promoting her viewpoint through vandalism. On many occasions Nation would enter an alcohol-serving establishment and attack the bar with a hatchet...
  
  , 64, American temperance activist

June 10, 1911 (Saturday)

• The German battleship SMS Friedrich der Grosse
  SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)
  SMS Friedrich der Grosse "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the second vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Friedrich der GrossesOr Große in German, with a "sharp S"; see ß...
  
   was launched from Hamburg
  Hamburg
  -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
  
  .
• The American battleship fleet arrived at Kronstadt
  Kronstadt
  Kronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
  
   in Russia. (June 11)
• At Rouen
  Rouen
  Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
  
  , France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
  , the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of the Normans was observed. The Kensington Runestone
  Kensington Runestone
  The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County,...
  
  , purporting to be a record of the arrival of Norsemen in Minnesota in 1362, was loaned for the celebration by the Minnesota Historical Society.

June 11, 1911 (Sunday)

• Chamizal dispute
  Chamizal dispute
  The Chamizal dispute was a border conflict over about on the U.S.-Mexico border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It was caused by differences between the bed of the Rio Grande as surveyed in 1852 and the present channel of the river....
  
  : The International Boundary Commission, consisting of representatives from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, made its decision in a dispute over a 600 acre piece of land known as El Chamizal, which had been south of the Rio Grande
  Rio Grande
  The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
  
   in 1848, until the river's course was shifted by a major flood in 1864 and El Chamizal north of the border. The Commission ruled that 437 of the acres should be returned to Mexico. The U.S. refused to abide by the ruling. On October 28, 1967, the 1911 ruling was finally certified by a new treaty between the two nations, a concrete channel was constructed to prevent further shifting of the Rio Grande, the 5,000 American residents were moved out, and El Chamizal was returned to Mexico.
• Born: George Webb
  George Webb
  George Webb was an English actor, best known for his role as "Daddy" in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. His actual lines were limited to a few nonsensical outbursts, punctuated by occasional lucidity....
  
  , British actor who portrayed "Daddy" on the TV comedy Keeping Up Appearances (d. 1998); and Norman Malcolm
  Norman Malcolm
  Norman Malcolm was an American philosopher, born in Selden, Kansas. He studied philosophy with O.K. Bouwsma at the University of Nebraska, then enrolled as a graduate student at Harvard University in 1933....
  
  , American philosopher, in Selden, Kansas
  Selden, Kansas
  Selden is a city in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 219.-Geography:Selden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 201...
  
   (d. 1990)

June 12, 1911 (Monday)

• By a margin of 64-24, the U.S. Senate passed the House resolution for a constitutional amendment to permit direct election of U.S. Senators. At the time, the state legislatures elected their representatives in the Senate. An amendment to the House bill, providing for federal supervision of Senate elections, was tied 44-44, and Vice-President Sherman broke the tie in favor of the Senate bill. The House finally accepted the amended version, 238-39, on May 12, 1912, sending the Seventeenth Amendment
  Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures...
  
   to the states for ratification. On April 8, 1913, Connecticut became the 36th of the 48 states to ratify the addition to the United States Constitution
  United States Constitution
  The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
  
  .
• Sultan Mehmed V
  Mehmed V
  Mehmed V Reshad was the 35th Ottoman Sultan. He was the son of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He was succeeded by his half-brother Mehmed VI.-Birth:...
  
   of Turkey offered terms of peace for the Albanians within the Ottoman Empire, granting amnesty to Albanian insurgents who surrendered their weapons, and lifting the ban on Albanian language
  Albanian language
  Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
  
   schools.
• Born: Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian and Montenegrin Marxist, in Mojkovac
  Mojkovac
  Mojkovac is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 4,120 . Mojkovac is also the centre of the municipality, which has a population of 10,066.-Features:...
  
   (d. 1995)

June 13, 1911 (Tuesday)

• The ballet Petrushka, composed by Igor Stravinsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
  
   and choreographed by Michel Fokine
  Michel Fokine
  Michel Fokine was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer.-Biography:...
  
  , was performed for the first time, premiering at the Théâtre du Châtelet
  Théâtre du Châtelet
  The Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.One of two theatres built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress, it was designed by Gabriel Davioud at the request of Baron Haussmann between 1860 and...
  
   in Paris.
• The Majlis, Parliament of Persia gave newly appointed Treasurer-General W. Morgan Shuster, an American financier, full control over Iranian finances, empowering him "to establish whatever departments and appoint all staffs that he considers necessary". Shuster's decrees would lead to a change in government and his firing on January 11, 1912.
• Born: Prince Aly Khan
  Prince Aly Khan
  Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan , known as Aly Khan was a son of Aga Khan III, the head of the Ismaili Muslims, and the father of Aga Khan IV. A socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, he was the third husband of actress Rita Hayworth...
  
  , Imam of Ismaili Shi'a Islam and Pakistani playboy, in Turin
  Turin
  Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
  
  , Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
   (killed in auto accident, 1960
  May 1960
  January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in May 1960.-May 1, 1960 :...
  
  ) and Luis W. Alvarez, American physicist and inventor, and Nobel Prize laureate 1968; in San Francisco (d. 1988)

June 14, 1911 (Wednesday)

• Dwight David Eisenhower, age 20, of Abilene, Kansas
  Abilene, Kansas
  Abilene is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,844.-History:...
  
  , took the oath of allegiance and began his military career at the United States Military Academy
  United States Military Academy
  The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
  
   at West Point, New York
  West Point, New York
  West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...
  
  , as one of 265 cadets. Eisenhower had been an alternate candidate for the academy, finishing behind another applicant in the qualifying exams, but gained admission after the other man failed a physical examination. In the years that followed his big break, he would graduate 61st in a class of 164, rise in the ranks of the United States Army to five-star general and commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II, and, in 1953, the 34th President of the United States
  President of the United States
  The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
  
  .
• RMS Olympic
  RMS Olympic
  RMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic...
  
   departed from Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage, carrying with it 1,316 passengers and 850 crew, picked up additional fares at Cherbourg, France and then more at Queenstown, Ireland, before heading to New York City on the 16th. At its launch, the White Star Lines' "floating hotel" was the largest ship ever, 883 feet in length.

June 15, 1911 (Thursday)

• At Pristina
  Pristina
  Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
  
   (now in Serbia), Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V
  Mehmed V
  Mehmed V Reshad was the 35th Ottoman Sultan. He was the son of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He was succeeded by his half-brother Mehmed VI.-Birth:...
  
   signed a general amnesty for all participants in the 1910 and 1911 rebellions against the Turks.
• Born: Wilbert Awdry, English children's writer whose The Railway Series
  The Railway Series
  The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14...
  
   books were adapted to the popular TV series Thomas the Tank Engine
  Thomas the Tank Engine
  Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the most popular character in the series, and the accompanying television spin-off series, Thomas and Friends.Thomas is a tank engine, painted blue...
  
  ; in Romsey
  Romsey
  Romsey is a small market town in the county of Hampshire, England.It is 8 miles northwest of Southampton and 11 miles southwest of Winchester, neighbouring the village of North Baddesley...
  
  , Hampshire
  Hampshire
  Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
  
   (d. 1997)

June 16, 1911 (Friday)

• The Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation was incorporated in the State of New York. On February 14, 1924, it would change its name to International Business Machines, more commonly known as IBM
  IBM
  International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
  
   and grow in size to become, at one time, the largest manufacturer of electric typewriters and, later, computers.
• Halley's Comet was photographed for the last time in more than 70 years, as it moved on out of the solar system. It would not be seen again from Earth until October 16, 1982.

June 17, 1911 (Saturday)

• Arab rebels surprised Turkish troops in a battle at the port city of Gheesan (now Jizan
  Jizan
  -Ethnography:The inhabitants of Jazan, are made up of Arabs. Islam is the religion of almost the totality of the inhabitants of the city and the province.-External links:*http://www.jazan.gov.sa* *http://krwetatnt.com/vb/...
  
  , Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabia
  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
  
  ), and killed and wounded many of them. By mistake, the Turkish gunboat Sutebbe shelled its own troops. One estimate placed the number of Turkish dead at at least 1,000.
• The Women's Coronation March saw the largest demonstration up to that time in favor of British women's suffrage. Forty thousand women marched in London from Thames Embankment to Albert Hall along the route of the coronation procession.
• The University of Iceland
  University of Iceland
  The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
  
   (Haskoli Islands) was founded in Reykjavik with the consolidation of a theological college, a medical school and a law school. The largest higher education institute in the nation, the University has 12,000 students and 1,100 faculty members.

June 18, 1911 (Sunday)

• The Detroit Tigers
  Detroit Tigers
  The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
  
   broke the record for greatest comeback in a baseball game, after trailing the Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
   by twelve runs. Down 13-1, the Tigers won 16-15. The feat has been duplicated only twice, on June 15, 1925 (the Athletics beat the Indians 17-15 after being down 14-2), and on August 5, 2001 (the Indians won 15-14 after trailing the Mariners 12-0 and 14-2).
• As the water level from inside the wreckage of the USS Maine was lowered, the first human remains from the 1898 explosion were found. Sixty-eight of the men on the Maine were not recovered out of 252 killed.
• Austria-Hungary
  Austria-Hungary
  Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
  
   promulgated a constitution for Serbia
  Serbia
  Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
  
  .
• Died: James Proctor Knott, 80, former Governor of Kentucky, for whom Knott County, Kentucky
  Knott County, Kentucky
  Knott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1884. As of 2000, the population was 17,649. Its county seat is Hindman. The county is named for James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky . It is a prohibition or dry county. Notable inhabitants include U.S....
  
   was named

June 19, 1911 (Monday)

• The first Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, with 192 deputies, convened. The first order of business was to vote for permanent banishment of the former royal family of Braganza. The United States recognized the new republic the same day.
• The General Motors
  General Motors
  General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
  
   Export Company was organized as the auto manufacturer made plans to begin selling GM vehicles overseas.

June 20, 1911 (Tuesday)

• The first trolleybus
  Trolleybus
  A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
  
   service was inaugurated in the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  , with the cities of Leeds
  Leeds
  Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
  
   and Bradford
  Bradford
  Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
  
   being the first to use the electric buses that drew power from overhead wires.
• Actress Sarah Bernhardt
  Sarah Bernhardt
  Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas...
  
  , on a visit to the United States, became the first woman to be admitted for a reception at New York's all-male Players Club, breaking a tradition dating back to the social club's founding by Edwin Booth
  Edwin Booth
  Edwin Thomas Booth was a famous 19th century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869 he founded Booth's Theatre in New York, a spectacular theatre that was quite modern for its time...
  
   in 1888. Legend has it that "The Divine Miss Sarah" was trapped in the club's elevator for an hour while being escorted to see the apartment that Booth had occupied prior to his death in 1893.

June 21, 1911 (Wednesday)

• The Russian Ballet
  Ballets Russes
  The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company from Russia which performed between 1909 and 1929 in many countries. Directed by Sergei Diaghilev, it is regarded as the greatest ballet company of the 20th century. Many of its dancers originated from the Imperial Ballet of Saint Petersburg...
  
   made its first appearance in Great Britain, with Sergei Diaghilev
  Sergei Diaghilev
  Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev , usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.-Early life and career:...
  
  's company appearing at the Royal Opera House
  Royal Opera House
  The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
  
   in Covent Garden
  Covent Garden
  Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
  
   in conjunction with a presentation of Prince Igor
  Prince Igor
  Prince Igor is an opera in four acts with a prologue. It was composed by Alexander Borodin. The composer adapted the libretto from the East Slavic epic The Lay of Igor's Host, which recounts the campaign of Russian prince Igor Svyatoslavich against the invading Polovtsian tribes in 1185...
  
  .
• The ship RMS Olympic
  RMS Olympic
  RMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic...
  
   completed its first transatlantic trip, arriving in New York after a voyage of 5 days, 16 hours and 42 minutes.
• German conductor Felix Mottl
  Felix Mottl
  Felix Josef von Mottl was an Austrian conductor and composer. He was regarded as one of the most brilliant conductors of his day. He composed three operas, of which Agnes Bernauer was the most successful, as well as a string quartet and numerous songs and other music...
  
   had a heart attack while conducting the orchestra for Wagner's opera Tristan in Munich
  Munich
  Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
  
  . He died 11 days later.

June 22, 1911 (Thursday)

• King George V of the United Kingdom was crowned at Westminster Abbey
  Westminster Abbey
  The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
  
   and his wife was crowned as Queen Mary. At 1:40 pm, the exact moment of George V's coronation, the clock at the Royal Liver Building
  Royal Liver Building
  The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront...
  
   in Liverpool
  Liverpool
  Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
  
  - at the time, "the largest electric clock in the British Empire"- was set into motion started .
• The Wanamaker Grand Organ, largest operating pipe organ in the world, was first played at the Grand Court in Wanamaker's
  Wanamaker's
  Wanamaker's department store was the first department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the first department stores in the United States. At its zenith in the early 20th century, there were two major Wanamaker department stores, one in Philadelphia and one in New York City at Broadway...
  
   Department Store in Philadelphia, now Macy's
  Macy's
  Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
  
  .
• Born: Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, elder sister of Britain's Prince Philip, in Tatoi
  Tatoi
  Tatoi, located 5 km north of Athens's suburbs, and 27 km from the Athenian Acropolis was the summer palace and 10,000 acre estate of the former Greek Royal Family, and the site of George II of the Hellenes's birth...
  
  , Greece (killed in plane crash, 1937)

June 23, 1911 (Friday)

• Prime Minister of France
  Prime Minister of France
  The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
  
   Ernest Monis
  Ernest Monis
  Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of Gironde from 1885 to 1889 and then senator of the same department from 1891 to 1920...
  
  , recovering from injuries sustained on May 21
  May 1911
  January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - DecemberThe following events occurred in May 1911:-May 1, 1911 :...
  
  , lost a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies, 243-224, and he and the entire cabinet resigned. The resolution was brought by Deputy Andre Hesse, three days after the Minister of War, General François Goiran, remarked that there was no provision for a Commander in Chief of French forces in time of war.
• Led by Luigj Gurakuqi
  Luigj Gurakuqi
  Luigj Gurakuqi was an Albanian writer and politician. He was an important figure of the Albanian National Awakening and was honoured with the People's Hero of Albania medal.- Life :...
  
  , Albanian nationalists s gathered in the village of Gerche in Montenegro
  Montenegro
  Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
  
   and drafted the Gerche Memorandum, later reprinted in Libri i Kuq (The Red Book). Demands were made in for Albanian autonomy within the Ottoman Empire, the teaching of the Albanian language in schools, and representation in the Turkish parliament by Albanian deputies.
• Born: Eddie Miller (jazz saxophonist)
  Eddie Miller (jazz saxophonist)
  Edward Raymond Müller was a jazz musician who played tenor saxophone and clarinet born in New Orleans, Louisiana....
  
  , in New Orleans (d. 1991)

June 24, 1911 (Saturday)

• SMSViribus Unitis
  SMS Viribus Unitis
  SMS Viribus Unitis was the first Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship of the . Its name, meaning "With United Forces", was the personal motto of Emperor Franz Joseph I.Viribus Unitis was ordered by the Austro-Hungarian navy in 1908...
  
  , the first Austro-Hungarian dreadnought, was launched from the Danubius shipyard at San Rocco, Trieste
  Trieste
  Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
  
  . The battleship was sunk in 1918 during World War I
  World War I
  World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
  
  .
• French fashion designer Paul Poiret
  Paul Poiret
  Paul Poiret was a French fashion designer. His contributions to twentieth-century fashion have been likened to Picasso's contributions to twentieth-century art.-Early life and career:...
  
   held the opulent "One Thousand and Second Night" Ball on Avenue d'Antin in Paris
  Paris
  Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
  
  , where he introduced his new oriental designs.
• Born: Juan Manuel Fangio
  Juan Manuel Fangio
  Juan Manuel Fangio , nicknamed El Chueco or El Maestro , was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing...
  
  , Argentine race car driver, and winner of five world championships between 1951 and 1957; in Balcarce
  Balcarce
  -Places:*Balcarce, a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina*Balcarce Partido, the district surrounding the town of Balcarce.-People:*Antonio González de Balcarce , Argentine military commander...
  
   (d. 1995) and Ernesto Sabato
  Ernesto Sabato
  Ernesto Sabato , was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America"...
  
  , Argentine writer, in Rojas, Buenos Aires
  Rojas, Buenos Aires
  Rojas is a town located in the north-east of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Rojas Partido....
  
   Province (d. 2011)

June 25, 1911 (Sunday)

• As Sultan Mehmed V continued his tour of the Ottoman Empire's European territories, the Sultan was greeted by thousands of loyal subjects in Greece
  Greece
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
  
   as he paid his respects at the tomb of Sultan Murad II
  Murad II
  Murad II Kodja was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 ....
  
   at Salonika (now Thessaloniki
  Thessaloniki
  Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
  
  ).
• Born: William H. Stein, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate 1972; in New York City
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
   (d. 1980)

June 26, 1911 (Monday)

• A group of 40 wealthy travelers, riding in twelve Premier
  Premier (automobile)
  The Premier Motor Manufacturing Company was organized in 1903 by George A. Weidely and Harold O. Smith in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company built automobiles with air-cooled engines.-Vehicles:...
  
   automobiles, began a transcontinental journey, departing from Ohio Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey
  Atlantic City, New Jersey
  Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
  
   for a 4,617 mile journey to Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
  
  . The "Premier Trip", which concluded in L.A. 45 days later, was followed by American newspaper readers and is said to have "inspired hundreds, and then thousands, of ordinary families to make the cross-country journey by automobile", as well as promoting the creation of a coast-to-coast highway.
• Baron Von Bienerth
  Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling
  Baron Richard von Bienerth, after 1915 Count von Bienerth-Schmeling , was an Austrian statesman.He was the son of the Austrian Lieutenant-Field Marshal Karl von Bienerth and a grandson on his mother's side of the Minister of State and later President of the High Court of Cassation Anton von...
  
  , the Chancellor of the Empire of Austria
  Austria-Hungary
  Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
  
   resigned after the Christian Socialists lost their majority in Parliament in 2 rounds of voting.
• Born: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson, American Olympic athlete and golfer, in Port Arthur, Texas
  Port Arthur, Texas
  -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...
  
   (d. 1956)

June 27, 1911 (Tuesday)

• At Niagara Falls, New York
  Niagara Falls, New York
  Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
  
  , stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey
  Lincoln Beachey
  Lincoln J. Beachey was a pioneer American aviator and barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics, and setting aviation records....
  
   made what Cal Rodgers called "the greatest flight ever made", for the Niagara International Carnival. Beachey flew over the center of the Horseshoe Falls
  Horseshoe Falls
  The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is part of Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over the American Falls...
  
  , made a vertical dive through the mist to the river below, pulled up, flew under the 168 foot high Lower Steel Arch Bridge
  Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
  The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, commonly called the Whirlpool Bridge, and until 1937, known as the Lower Steel Arch Bridge, is a spandrel braced, riveted, two-hinged arch bridge. It crosses the international border between Canada and the United States, connecting the commercial downtown districts of...
  
  , and barely cleared the Canadian cliffs, before landing.
• By order of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Swanson County, Oklahoma
  Swanson County, Oklahoma
  Swanson County is a defunct county in Oklahoma. It was created from southern Kiowa County and western Comanche County on August 13, 1910, when Governor Charles N. Haskell proclaimed the county as official in response to a special election by the residents. In January 1911, the state House of...
  
  , which had been created by gubernatorial proclamation on August 13, 1910
  August 1910
  January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in August 1910:-August 1, 1910 :...
  
  , was dissolved. The territory was restored to Kiowa County
  Kiowa County, Oklahoma
  Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,227. Its county seat is Hobart.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of . is land and is water....
  
   (which included the county seat, Snyder, Oklahoma
  Snyder, Oklahoma
  Snyder is a city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,394 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Snyder is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, Snyder has a total area of , all of it land....
  
   and Comanche County
  Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Built on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901 by lottery. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the Fort Sill...
  
  .

June 28, 1911 (Wednesday)

• The Nakhla meteorite
  Nakhla meteorite
  Nakhla is a famous martian meteorite fallen in Egypt in 1911.-History:It fell to Earth on June 28, 1911, at approximately 09:00, in the Nakhla region of Abu Hommos, Alexandria, Egypt...
  
   fell in Egypt
  Egypt
  Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
  
   at about 9:00 am, near the city of El-Nakhla outside of Alexandria
  Alexandria
  Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
  
  , with 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of mass breaking into forty pieces. The Nakhla meteorite was later determined to be one of 36 Martian meteorites originating from the planet Mars
  Mars
  Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
  
  . In 2006, it was suggested by a team led by David McKay that the Nakhla meteorite, as well as an Antarctic one examined in 1996, showed signs of microbe alteration, evidence of life having once existed on Mars. One of the pieces of the Nakhla meteorite was said to have killed a dog, but as one author notes, "there is no real evidence for this having actually happened."

June 29, 1911 (Thursday)

• Russia
  Russia
  Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
  
   launched its first dreadnought sized battleship, and its largest warship to that time, the Sevastopol.
• Jewish buyers were admitted to the fur sales at Tyumen
  Tyumen
  Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...
  
   in Siberia
  Siberia
  Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
  
   for the first time, after a request by the U.S. Embassy in Russia to Premier Pyotr Stolypin
  Pyotr Stolypin
  Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin served as the leader of the 3rd DUMA—from 1906 to 1911. His tenure was marked by efforts to repress revolutionary groups, as well as for the institution of noteworthy agrarian reforms. Stolypin hoped, through his reforms, to stem peasant unrest by creating a class of...
  
  . The Governor of Tobolsk
  Tobolsk
  Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
  
   had issued an order prohibiting Jews from attending the fair, including those from the United States.
• The Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America
  Maryknoll
  Maryknoll is a name shared by three organizations that are part of the Roman Catholic Church and whose joint focus is on the overseas mission activity of the Catholic Church in the United States...
  
   was founded, with approval granted by Pope Pius X
  Pope Pius X
  Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
  
  .
• Born: Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince Consort to Queen Juliana and father of Queen Beatrix, in Jena
  Jena
  Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
   (d. 2004); and Bernard Herrmann
  Bernard Herrmann
  Bernard Herrmann was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.An Academy Award-winner , Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo...
  
  , American film composer whose scores included those for Citizen Kane, Psycho, and Taxi Driver; in New York City
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
    (d. 1975)

June 30, 1911 (Friday)

• An A-1 Triad
  Curtiss Model E
  -References:* * *...
  
  , a seaplane
  Seaplane
  A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
  
   manufactured by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company was purchased by the United States Navy
  United States Navy
  The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
  
  , becoming not only the first U.S. Navy airplane, but also the first airplane acquired by any navy.
• The Fuerzas Regulares Indigenas, commonly referred to as the "Regulares
  Regulares
  The Fuerzas Regulares Indígenas , known simply as the Regulares , were the volunteer infantry and cavalry units of the Spanish Army recruited in Spanish Morocco. They consisted of Moroccans officered by Spaniards...
  
  " was founded as an infantry battalion in the Army of Spain
  Spanish Army
  The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
  
  , and was initially composed of soldiers from Spanish Morocco
  Spanish Morocco
  The Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:...
  
   under the command of Spanish officers.
• Born: Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate, in Szetejnie (now Šeteniai
  Šeteniai
  Šeteniai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated 13 km north of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis River....
  
  , Lithuania
  Lithuania
  Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
  
  (d. 2004)