Births on July 15

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

Born on July 15, 1911

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air (d. 1994)

Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, (15 July 1911 – 22 September 1994), was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.

References

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton
Secretary of State for Air

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Events on 1911

14 Jan

Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
31 May

Porfirio Díaz
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
24 Jul

Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
29 Aug

Native Americans in the United States
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
12 Dec

Calcutta
Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.

Births on July 15

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

Born on July 15, 1911

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Events on 1911

Amundsen's South Pole expedition

Porfirio Díaz

Machu Picchu

Native Americans in the United States

Calcutta