First Monte Carlo Rally Takes Place – January 21, 1911

The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. Date: February 18, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅…

French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum. Date: September 7, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911New York Public Library…

During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg). Date: April 6, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅…

The Second Canton Uprising takes place in Guangzhou, Qing China, but is suppressed. Date: April 27, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Porfirio Díaz and Francisco Madero Sign Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, May 21,…

Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911. Date: January 29, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Kappa Alpha Psi Founded at Indiana University January 5,…

The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service. Date: October 5, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Standard Oil Declared Unreasonable Monopoly, Ordered Broken Up May 15, 1911London East End Gun Battle Sparks Churchill Political Row, January…