About the day » Saturday November 12, 1938Calender converter

• Donat Adrien Raoul VERBRUGGHE, Mardyck... Hauts de France († 1989)
• Kind Rensen, Gendt, Gelderland, Nederland († 1938)
• van den Bosch, Haarlem, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1938)
• Klaas Dirks van der Meer, Parrega, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Jasper Schweigman, 's-Hertogenbosch, NB, Nederland († 1939)
• Hinke Jikke Venema († 1938)
• Dirkje Geurts, Dodewaard (Gelderland) († 1949)
• Leonardus Franciscus Geenen, Aarle-Rixtel, Nbr.NL († 1939)
• Elsje Catharina Jansen, Nijmegen, GL, Nederland († 2023)
• Jan Frederik Lemstra († 2003)

• Amanda Augusta JANSSENS (12), Assent Belgie
• Antonius Johannes Koster (82), Heerde, Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Doornbos (39), Groningen
• Adriana Haasen (75), Steenbergen
• Freriksen (0), Wierden
• * Anna Maria van Oirschot (52), St Oedenrode
• Anne Kremer (53), Veenwouden, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Pieters Wiersma (74), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Damen (86), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amedie VIGNOT (58), Carmel, Putnam County, New York, Verenigde Staten

• 1934 » Charles Manson, American cult leader († 2017)
• 1934 » John McGahern, Irish author and educator († 2006)
• 1934 » Vavá, Brazilian footballer and manager († 2002)
• 1938 » Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian journalist and politician, 3rd President of Tanzania
• 1938 » Denis DeJordy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1938 » Mort Shuman, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1991)
• 1939 » Lucia Popp, Slovak soprano († 1993)
• 1940 » Amjad Khan, Indian actor & director († 1992)
• 1940 » Jürgen Todenhöfer, German judge and politician
• 1940 » Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician

• 1933 » F. Holland Day, American photographer and publisher (b. 1864)
• 1933 » John Cady, American golfer (b. 1866)
• 1939 » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (b. 1875)
• 1946 » Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (b. 1878)
• 1955 » Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1891)

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

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

• 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
• February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
• March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
• June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
• October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.

The temperature on November 12, 1938 was between 9.3 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.