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Births on December 20

1911Dec, 20

Hortense Calisher

Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009)
Hortense Calisher (December 20, 1911 – January 13, 2009) was an American writer of fiction and the second female president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Events on 1911

  • 14Jan

    Amundsen's South Pole expedition

    Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
  • 30May

    Indianapolis 500

    At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • 31May

    Porfirio Díaz

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

    Machu Picchu

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

    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.