About the day » Sunday December 31, 1911Calender converter

• Alice Van Cauwenberghe, Gent, België († 1999)
• Alijda Klasina Jobst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Willems, St-Lenaarts (B)
• Alfons Jozef Hubertus Grooten, Kerkrade († 1948)
• Anna Maria Donkers, Sint-Michielsgestel († 2002)
• Andrew Herman Walta, Watertown, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 1975)
• Alberdina Maria Wilhelmina Oostendorp, Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Wilhelmina van Tiel, Rotterdam
• Adrianus Van Der Stoep († 1980)
• Anneke Koekkoek, Almkerk, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 2005)

• Allison Cree (75), JEFFERSON TWP., GREENE CO., PA
• Anna Mijderwijk (27), utrecht
• Abraham Fakkel (14), Leiden
• Antonius Hassing (81), Marijenkampen (Steenwijkerwold), Overijssel, Nederland
• Aart Bastiaan (78), IJsselmuiden, Ov, The Netherlands
• Adrianus Hendrik Kaptein (49), Kortrijk
• Augusta Schmidt (35), Vancouver BC Canada
• Antje Drijver (64), Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Anthonius Hassing (81), Steenwijkerwold, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Agnes Nijenhuis (58), Deventer

• 1905 » Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic († 2002)
• 1905 » Jule Styne, English-American composer († 1994)
• 1908 » Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author († 2005)
• 1909 » Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist († 2000)
• 1910 » Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1973)
• 1910 » Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player († 1981)
• 1911 » Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author († 1997)
• 1912 » John Frost, Indian-English general († 1993)
• 1914 » Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist († 1966)
• 1915 » Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet († 1996)

• 1888 » Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808)
• 1889 » George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
• 1890 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1909 » Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
• 1910 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (b. 1884)
• 1910 » John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
• 1921 » Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)

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

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

• 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
• January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
• May 15 » In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
• June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
• September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
• November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
• December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

The temperature on December 31, 1911 was between 0.3 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.