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Born on Tuesday February 28, 1911
- Adrianus Cornelis Aanraad, Oudenbosch († 1913)
- Anna Helena Gerharda Aberson, Selong († 1911)
- AAGIE KLOUWER-KRIEK, VOLENDAM
- Angelique Felicitas Kuitert, Ngandjuk, Jakarta Raya (Djakarta Raya), Indonesië
- Abraham Meijer, Rotterdam (ZH NL)
- Anna Maria Dymphna Leon Matthé, Arendonk
- Albert Krikke, Stavoren († 1946)
- Adriaan Johannes Contini Selier, Batavia, Ned.Oost-Indië († 1978)
- Antje Henriette Tollenaar, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1960)
- Albert Louis (Dobby) HOEKSTRA, Chicago Cook County Illinois U.S.A († 1987)
Died on Tuesday February 28, 1911
- Anna de Graan (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Straetmans (Straetemans) (68), Kessenich (B)
- Albertje Nijstad (53), Amsterdam
- Adrianus Pijnenborg (66), Haaren, Gemeente Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelis Danen (0), Roosendaal en Nispen (NL)
- Annigje (vondeling) de Jong (70), Hei-en Boeicop
- Ann Handley (73), Doddington, Shropshire, England
- Alewijn POLDERMAN (68), Vlissingen
- Andreas Joseph Vanlerberghe (0), Passendale,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Alewijn Polderman (68), Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1911 at Delpher
Born on February 28
- 1906 » Bugsy Siegel, American gangster († 1947)
- 1907 » Milton Caniff, American cartoonist († 1988)
- 1908 » Billie Bird, American actress († 2002)
- 1909 » Stephen Spender, English author and poet († 1995)
- 1911 » Otakar Vávra, Czech director and screenwriter († 2011)
- 1915 » Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1981)
- 1915 » Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1987)
- 1915 » Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian († 1977)
- 1916 » Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City († 1984)
- 1917 » Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer († 2007)
Died on February 28
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
- 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
- 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
Names that were popular for boys in 1911
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1911
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Neeltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1911
- 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 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
- March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
- May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
- July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
- September 7 » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
- November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Weather February 28, 1911
The temperature on February 28, 1911 was between 5.5 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.