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October 27, 1911: Yuan Shikai sent to stop rebellion in China October 23, 1911: Experimental cable entertainment and news service launched in United States Justice John Marshall Harlan dies at 78 October 29, 1911: Newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer dies at 64
On 22 October 1911, the Hunan Tongmenghui were led by Jiao Dafeng (焦達嶧) and Chen Zuoxin (陳作新). [72] They headed an armed group, consisting partly of revolutionaries from Hongjiang and partly of defecting New Army units, in a campaign to extend the uprising into Changsha. [72] They captured the city and killed the local Imperial general.
October 7 – Elmer McCurdy, robber, killed in shootout (born 1880) October 14 – John Marshall Harlan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born 1833) October 17 – Abram Williams, U.S. Senator from California from 1886 to 1887 (born 1832) October 19 – Eugene Ely, aviation pioneer (born 1886) October 24 – Ida Lewis, lighthouse keeper (born 1842)
The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan) in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty.
1911 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1911, the ...
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The Battle of Yangxia (simplified Chinese: 阳夏之战; traditional Chinese: 陽夏之戰; pinyin: yángxià zhīzhàn), also known as the Defense of Yangxia (simplified Chinese: 阳夏保卫战; traditional Chinese: 陽夏保衛戰; pinyin: yángxià bǎowèizhàn), was the largest military engagement of the Xinhai Revolution and was fought from October 18 to November 27, 1911, between the ...
On 10 October 1911, the Wuchang Uprising was launched as part of the Xinhai Revolution to overthrow the Manchu-led Qing, the last Chinese dynasty. This ended over 2,000 years of imperial rule and the Chinese monarchy. [1] Since the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1912, the revolution has been celebrated on Double Ten Day.