About the day » Saturday July 11, 1908Calender converter

• Adam Nicolaas (Nico) van Beek, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1995)
• Anna Niederhuber, Sierning,, Oberösterreich, Oostenrijk
• Anna Barbara Senden Zenden († 1984)
• Andreas Johannes Looijestijn, Voorschoten († 1980)
• Aline del MARMOL, Dinant, Province de Namur, Walloon Region, Belgie († 1977)
• Adrianus Johannes Balvert, Oudshoorn
• Adeline Rose Specken, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada († 2007)
• Aafke Homan, Marum, Groningen, Nederland
• Alton V. KIEL, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Aaltje de Jager, Naarden

• Benjamin F "Bud" Franklin (61), Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Atze Freerks van der Bos (87), Wierum, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaensen Petronella (71), Ravels, Antwerpen, België
• Antje Wielenga (57), Holland, Lancaster County, Nebraska
• Angenitha Johanna Vahrmeijer (51), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie Tigchelaar (0), Amsterdam
• Bernardus Snitseler (87), Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Pieterdr Sieuwers (94), Sint Pancras
• Aaltje(n) Schut (78), Apeldoorn
• Achilles Henri VANOVERSCHELDE (46), Halluin (FRA)

• 1904 » Niño Ricardo, Spanish guitarist and composer († 1972)
• 1905 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician († 1952)
• 1906 » Harry von Zell, American actor and announcer († 1981)
• 1906 » Herbert Wehner, German politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations († 1990)
• 1909 » Irene Hervey, American actress († 1998)
• 1909 » Jacques Clemens, Dutch catholic priest († 2018)
• 1910 » Sally Blane, American actress († 1997)
• 1911 » Erna Flegel, German Third Reich nurse († 2006)
• 1912 » Peta Taylor, English cricketer († 1989)
• 1912 » Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer († 1996)

• 1897 » Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1831)
• 1905 » Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1849)
• 1908 » Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876)
• 1909 » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)
• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
• January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
• January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
• April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.

The temperature on July 11, 1908 was between 15.3 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.