09 Jan 1911
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Marcel-Bruno Gensoul was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
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18 Jan 1911
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Eugene Ely, completing a series of tests, landed a Curtiss pusher aboard the cruiser USS Pennsylvania at anchor in San Francisco, California, United States. Less than one hour later he took off and returned to Selfridge Field, San Francisco.
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31 Jan 1911
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RELIGIOUS
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In Falcon, NC, the Fire-Baptized Holiness Church (FBHC) and the Pentecostal Holiness Church (PHC) officially merged. In 1915, the Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (TPC) joined the merger. In 1975, the name of this body officially became the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC).
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16 Feb 1911
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William P. Merrill, 44, first published his hymn, "Rise Up, O Men of God," in the Presbyterian periodical, "The Continent."
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22 Feb 1911
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Lord Gort married Corinna Vereker at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, England, United Kingdom.
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03 Mar 1911
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Maximilian von Weichs was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant.
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20 Mar 1911
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Georg von Bismarck was promoted to the rank of Fähnrich.
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20 Mar 1911
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Werner von Blomberg was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann.
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30 Mar 1911
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Settsu was launched at Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.
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11 Apr 1911
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Haiqi departed Shanghai, China for Britain.
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17 Apr 1911
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France sent troops into Morocco, ostensibly to police Fez, where riots had been directed against the Sultan, but actually to stop German colonial interest in North Africa.
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20 Apr 1911
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Chuichi Nagumo enrolled at the naval gunnery school.
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21 Apr 1911
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Henry Arnold and Thomas Milling received instructions to go to Ohio, United States for flight training with the intention of making them the first US Army flight instructors.
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22 Apr 1911
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Kenkichi Ueda was promoted to the rank of major and was assigned to the 9th Cavalry Regiment.
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03 May 1911
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Henry Arnold began receiving flight instruction.
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04 May 1911
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USS Idaho departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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13 May 1911
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Henry Arnold made his first solo flight.
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16 May 1911
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Andrew McNaughton was promoted to the rank of captain.
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21 May 1911
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Having defeated the weak Federal Army, Francisco I. Madero compels Mexican President Porfirio Díaz to sign the Treaty of Ciudad, forcing his abdication and handing over of power to the Revolutionaries.
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22 May 1911
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Henry Stimson became the United States Secretary of War.
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27 May 1911
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Hiroshi Nemoto graduated from the Japanese Army Academy.
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05 Jun 1911
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The Spanish occupied Larache and Ksar-el-Kebir, Morocco.
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06 Jun 1911
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A decree confirmed the name change for aristocratic Silesian soldier of the German Empire Nikolaus Jastrzembski to Nikolaus von Falkenhorst.
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12 Jun 1911
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Rear Admiral Koki Hirose was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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12 Jun 1911
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Joseph McNarney departed Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States for the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
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14 Jun 1911
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The keel of Feihong was laid down by New York Shipbuilding in the United States.
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14 Jun 1911
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Henry Arnold was assigned to the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps based in College Park, Maryland, United States.
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20 Jun 1911
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Haiqi arrived at Plymouth, England, United Kingdom.
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22 Jun 1911
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King George V of the United Kingdom was crowned.
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22 Jun 1911
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Haiqi and her crew attended the coronation ceremony of King George V of the United Kingdom.
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27 Jun 1911
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Omar Bradley received a letter from Congressman William Rucker noting that Bradley could attend an examination for entrance to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States as his secondary appointment.
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30 Jun 1911
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Haiqi participated in the Spithead Naval Review off Gilkicker Point in southern England, United Kingdom.
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01 Jul 1911
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The German gunboat Panther arrived at the port of Agadir, Morocco, sparking an immediate reaction from the French and the British governments.
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06 Jul 1911
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Henry Arnold recieved Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot certificate No. 29.
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07 Jul 1911
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The German ambassador in Paris, France informed the French Government that Germany had no territorial aspirations in Morocco and would negotiate for a French protectorate.
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07 Jul 1911
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Henry Arnold set an altitude record of 990 meters, or 3,260 feet.
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14 Jul 1911
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Yingrui was launched in Barrow-in-Furness, England, Unite Kingdom.
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15 Jul 1911
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Germany offers to cede the northern part of Kamerun and Togoland in Africa to France in exchange for the French Congo.
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18 Jul 1911
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Hiroaki Abe was promoted to the rank of midshipman.
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21 Jul 1911
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British Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George delivered a speech at the Mansion House in which he declared that national honour was more precious than peace. The speech was interpreted in Germany as a warning that they could not impose an unreasonable settlement on France.
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27 Jul 1911
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Omar Bradley received a telegram noting he had been accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States. He was to report in at the academy before noon on 1 Aug 1911.
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28 Jul 1911
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Clive Caldwell was born.
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30 Jul 1911
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Omar Bradley departed Moberly, Missouri, United States by train.
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01 Aug 1911
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Omar Bradley entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
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04 Aug 1911
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Chuichi Nagumo enrolled at the mine warfare school.
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10 Aug 1911
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The British Parliament passed the Parliament Act 1911 which withdrew from the Lords the right to veto any financial bill originating from the Commons, and reduced the maximum duration of any government to five years.
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10 Aug 1911
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George Brett transferred from the Philippine Scouts to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment within the US Army.
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18 Aug 1911
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General Arisawa Ueda was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Haruno Okubo.
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18 Aug 1911
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Henry Arnold set an altitude record of 1,270 meters, or 4,167 feet.
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06 Sep 1911
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Prince Kotohito was made the commanding officer of Imperial Guard Division.
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11 Sep 1911
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Haiqi arrived in New York, New York, United States and became the first Chinese warship to enter American waters. Her officers and men visited the mausoleum of former US President Ulysses S. Grant and presented a wreath.
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12 Sep 1911
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Haiqi departed New York, New York, United States with US Navy officer George Cooper on board, arriving in Washington DC, United States later on this date.
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13 Sep 1911
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Kichisaburo Nomura was made the executive officer of protected cruiser Otowa.
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13 Sep 1911
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Haiqi departed Washington DC, United States for Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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14 Sep 1911
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Haiqi hosted US President William Howard Taft.
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29 Sep 1911
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Italy declared war on Turkey.
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23 Oct 1911
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Chinese cruiser Zhaohe was launched at Elswick, England, United Kingdom.
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24 Oct 1911
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Missionary widow Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy Semple, 21, married Harold Stewart McPherson, also 21. Afterward, Aimee Semple McPherson went on to establish the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1918. (She and Harold would divorce in 1921).
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26 Oct 1911
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Haichou fired on revolutionary forces at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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28 Oct 1911
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history
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Haichou fired on revolutionary forces at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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28 Oct 1911
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history
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Haichen fired on revolutionary forces at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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01 Nov 1911
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The first recorded aerial bombing occurred when Italian pilot Lieutenant Guilio Gavotti threw four 2kg grenades over the side of his Taube reconnaissance aircraft on a Turkish camp at Ain Zara, Libya at the altitude of 185 meters. He failed to cause any casualties.
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04 Nov 1911
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The Treaty of Fez was signed following protracted negotiations between the French and German governments. Germany accepted France's position in Morocco and ceded territory in part of Chad, in return for territory in the French Congo and Togoland.
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07 Nov 1911
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Yolande Unternahrer was born in Paris, France.
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12 Nov 1911
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history
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The crew of Haichen switched sides at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China during the revolutionary war, declaring support for the revolutionary forces.
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14 Nov 1911
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At Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, Captain Huang Zhongying of protected cruiser Haichou switched sides in the Chinese revolution, declaring support for the revolutionaries.
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15 Nov 1911
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Erwin Rommel graduated from the Royal Officer Cadet School in Danzig.
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18 Nov 1911
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history
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Georg von Bismarck was promoted to the rank of Leutnant.
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18 Nov 1911
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British Commander Oliver Schwann (one of five officers permitted by the Admiralty to train as pilots) made the first British water-borne take off, although he crashed while trying to land on the water. It was left to Arthur Longmore to achieve success two weeks later in a Short S.27.
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20 Nov 1911
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Haichou fired on the Qing troop concentration at the railroad station at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, destroying 5 trains and killing many.
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01 Dec 1911
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Chuichi Nagumo was promoted to the rank of sublieutenant.
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01 Dec 1911
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Rear Admiral Sukeshiro Hanabusa replaced Vice Admiral Tadamichi Kamaya as the chief of staff of Vice Admiral Hikohachi Yamada (Ryojun Naval District, northeastern China).
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01 Dec 1911
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Captain Morihide Tanaka was named the Chief Equipping Officer of Settsu.
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01 Dec 1911
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history
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Vice Admiral Kotaro Koizumi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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02 Dec 1911
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history
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Yingrui was completed in England, United Kingdom.
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06 Dec 1911
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history
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Rear Admiral Yoshimoto Shoji replaced Rear Admiral Sukeshiro Hanabusa as the chief of staff of Vice Admiral Hikohachi Yamada (Ryojun Naval District, northeastern China).
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09 Dec 1911
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Ryuzo Sejima was born.
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26 Dec 1911
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Hiroshi Nemoto was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant.
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