Timeline July 1911

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• 1911 Wimbledon 1911 Men: Anthony Wilding · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers (6-0, 6-0) Lambert Chambers won with a double bagel — one of the most dominant finals ever.
• 1911 Agadir Crisis German gunboat diplomacy inflames Franco-German rivalry over Morocco Germany sent the gunboat Panther to the Moroccan port of Agadir on 1 July 1911 to challenge French control over Morocco. The move provoked a tense diplomatic standoff with France and Britain, pushing Europe closer to war. The crisis was resolved by a November 1911 accord giving France a protectorate over Morocco in exchange for territory in the French Congo.
• 1911 The Agadir Crisis Agadir, Morocco A German gunboat sent to a Moroccan port brought Europe close to war over a colonial dispute, and convinced Britain its future lay alongside France.
• 1911 – 1995 Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) Died 25 April 1995, aged 83 Ginger Rogers was an American actress and dancer best remembered for her ten films with Fred Astaire, including Top Hat and Swing Time. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle in 1941. Her partnership with Astaire remains one of the most celebrated in Hollywood history.
• 1911 – 2003 Hume Cronyn (1911-2003) Canadian actor who with his wife Jessica Tandy formed one of the great partnerships of American theatre.
• 1911 Hume Cronyn born in London, Ontario Hume Cronyn is born in London, Ontario.
• 1911 – 1980 Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) Died 31 December 1980, aged 69 Canadian philosopher and media theorist famous for coining the phrase "the medium is the message" and predicting the rise of a global electronic "village." His work anticipated the internet age and profoundly influenced media and communication studies. He taught for decades at the University of Toronto.