This day in History - March 11

373 Historic Events for March 11
1917 Event British troops occupy Baghdad
1917 Event 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)
1917 Birth GE G”ran Schildt, Finnish art historian/writer (Solb†ten)
1918 Event Save the Redwoods League founded
1918 Event Moscow becomes capital of revolutionary Russia
1919 Birth Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington/bandleader
1919 Death Harald Fryklof, composer, dies at 36
1919 Event General strike in Germany, crushed
1920 Birth Henry Marking, CEO (British Airways)
1920 Birth Kenneth Dover, chancellor (St Andrews University)
1920 Birth D J Enright, England, poet/novelist (Some Men are Brothers)
1921 Birth F[rancis] M[arion] Busby Jr, US, sci-fi author (Star Rebel)
1921 Birth Astor Piazzolla, Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo)
1921 Death Sherburne W Burnham, US astronomer (binary stars), dies at 83
1922 Event Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games
1922 Birth Vinnette Carroll, NYC, actress (Alice's Restaurant, Reivers)
1922 Birth Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77)
1922 Birth Thom Kelling, Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha)
1923 Birth Terry Alexander, London, actor (Tony-Behind the Scenes)
1923 Birth A Louise Brough Clapp, Okla, tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champ)
1923 Birth A X Gwerder, writer
1923 Birth Ad[rianus C] de Besten, Dutch literary (River Basin)
1923 Birth Morschi Mirando, [Thomas Weiss], German/Dutch gypsy artist
1924 Event Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife," premieres in London
1924 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games