Births on November 3

Kick Smit

Born on November 3, 1911

Kick Smit, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 1974)

Johannes Chrishostomus "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974) was a Dutch football player. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He is the first Netherlands football player who scored a goal in a World Cup (27 May 1934 against Switzerland). During his club career, he played for HFC Haarlem.

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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 November 3

Kick Smit

Born on November 3, 1911

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Events on 1911

Amundsen's South Pole expedition

Porfirio Díaz

Machu Picchu

Native Americans in the United States

Calcutta