About the day » Saturday July 11, 1914Calender converter

• Adrianus Johannes Mangelaars, Wouw
• Adriana Louwerse, Oostkapelle, Zeeland, NL († 1997)
• Anna Angela Siemers, Ter Apelkanaal, Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1915)
• Anna BYRA, Wileso Wola (Pologne) († 1979)
• Adrianus (1) Wouters, Gilze en Rijen († 1914)
• Antonia Hendriks, Heerhugowaard († 1975)
• Achille Théodore Marie Joseph Ghislain van der STRAETEN, Eine, 9700, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1987)
• Alphonse Joseph Breesch, Sint-Truiden, België († 1918)
• Aleida Koers, Ommen († 1983)
• Alexander Jan Massink, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• Andreas Brouns (72), Klimmen, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Josephius Rigters (26), Schiedam
• Arnoldus Tops (53), Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel
• Joachim Adriaan Zijlmans (69), Sprang
• Aart Philippus Gerardus Baartman (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Adrianus van Engelen, Etten-Leur
• Arena Poe (75), Shelby County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Aart Jan Swets (76), Werkendam Nbr. NL
• Anna Maria Broekmans (85), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Alle Jans Cuperus (61)

• 1912 » Peta Taylor, English cricketer († 1989)
• 1912 » Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer († 1996)
• 1912 » William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse († 2011)
• 1913 » Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic († 1966)
• 1913 » Paul Gibb, English cricketer († 1977)
• 1916 » Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2002)
• 1916 » Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia († 2014)
• 1916 » Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player († 2018)
• 1916 » Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner († 2019)
• 1916 » Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter († 2008)

• 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. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Antonius
14. Arie
15. Wilhelmus
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. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
• January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
• April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
• May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
• August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
• November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

The temperature on July 11, 1914 was between 13.0 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.