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1911Dec, 31

Dal Stivens

Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)
Dallas George "Dal" Stivens (31 December 1911 – 15 June 1997) was an Australian writer who produced six novels and eight collections of short stories between 1936, when The Tramp and Other Stories was published, and 1976, when his last collection The Unicorn and Other Tales was released.

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    Amundsen's South Pole expedition

    Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
  • 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.
  • 12Dec

    Calcutta

    Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.