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Born on Wednesday March 11, 1891
Died on Wednesday March 11, 1891

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 11, 1891 at Delpher


Born on March 11
  • 1884 » Ömer Seyfettin, Turkish soldier, author, and educator († 1920)
  • 1884 » Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer († 1974)
  • 1885 » Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver and journalist († 1948)
  • 1887 » Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician († 1964)
  • 1887 » Raoul Walsh, American actor and director († 1980)
  • 1890 » Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic († 1974)
  • 1893 » Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator († 1946)
  • 1895 » Shemp Howard, American actor († 1955)
  • 1896 » Olivério Pinto, Brazilian zoologist and physician († 1981)
  • 1897 » Henry Cowell, American pianist and composer († 1965)

Died on March 11

Names that were popular for boys in 1891
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Hendrik
  4. Cornelis
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Arie
  13. Dirk
  14. Hendrikus
  15. Gerardus
  16. Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1891
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Hendrika
  7. Catharina
  8. Wilhelmina
  9. Adriana
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Neeltje
  13. Jacoba
  14. Geertruida
  15. Trijntje
  16. Petronella

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1891
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
  • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
  • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
  • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
  • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
  • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
Weather March 11, 1891

The temperature on March 11, 1891 was about 7.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%.

Source: KNMI