1911
1911 was the 40th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- March 10–12: The 7th Annual Conference on Child Labor was held in Birmingham.
- June 17: Holy Innocents Hospital was founded.
- Jefferson County repealed local prohibition.
Business
- Hill's Food Stores were founded in Birmingham.
- The Jack Daniel Distilling Company returned to Birmingham.
- Bottler National Dope Company went out of business.
Religion
- The Altrurian Society was founded in Birmingham.
Works
Buildings
- 1st Church of Christ, Scientist
- Leeds High School
- 16th Street Baptist Church
- Southside Baptist Church
- Women's Club House
Individuals
Births
- February 1: Helen Walpole, radio actress and writer
- April 10: Martha Gaskins, educator
- May 20: Vet Boswell, singer
- June 20: Gail Patrick, actress
- June 28: Jimmy Hitchcock, sports hall of famer
- July 5: John Farr, Sr, auto dealer
- July 26: Delos Culp, university administrator
- August 4: Elton B. Stephens, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- October 7: Jo Jones, jazz drummer
- November 19: Mary Elizabeth Counselman, short story writer
- John Evins, business and civic leader
- Alfred Habeeb, anesthesiologist
Deaths
- May 24: Willie Lewis Staggs, constable (murdered)
- see also List of Birmingham homicides in 1911.
See Also
Context
In 1911, the first Monte Carlo races were held. A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killed 146. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. Roald Amundsen's expedition became the first to reach the South Pole.
Books published in 1911 included The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Popular music published included "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin and "(On) Moonlight Bay" by Edward Madden & Percy Wenrich.
Notable births in 1911 included burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, baseball player Hank Greenberg, actress Butterfly McQueen, President Ronald Reagan, author L. Ron Hubbard, murderer Jack Ruby, playwright Tennessee Williams, chemist Melvin Calvin, actor Vincent Price, film composer Bernard Herrmann, singer LaVerne Andrews, actress & dancer Ginger Rogers, actress Lucille Ball, and singer & actor Roy Rogers. Notable deaths included composer Gustav Mahler, dramatist W. S. Gilbert, temperance activist Carrie Nation, Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, aviator Eugene Burton Ely, and newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
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