About the day » Thursday May 11, 1939Calender converter

• Hendrik Bos († 2000)
• Gertrude Ann van der Meulen († 2000)
• Anton Adriaan Schenkel, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1943)
• Hermann Karel Wiechmann, Hamburg, Duitsland († 2002)
• Emma Jacobie Meurs, Leiden († 1940)
• Derk Willem Teunissen, Ermelo († 1939)
• Annie van Broekhoven, Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Adri J Doorakkers, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1954)
• Cornelia Henriëtta Maria Otto, Sassenheim († 2004)
• Franciscus Hubertus Koedam, Swalmen, Limburg, Netherlands († 1939)

• Albertus_Theodorus Wildenberg (84), Den Haag
• Antonius Cornelis van den Berg (67), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Arend Harmens Bron (69), Munnekeburen
• Adrianus van Eijk (0), Velp
• Alexander Snijders (69), groningen
• Albert Westerkamp (69), Beacon, Mahaska, Iowa, US
• Antje Plug (81), Noordwijk
• Baukje Sasses van der Velde (60), Blija
• Adrianus Theodorus van den Berg (67), Amerongen,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alexander Snijders (69), Barger-Oosterveld

• 1933 » Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
• 1934 » Jack Twyman, American basketball player († 2012)
• 1934 » Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician († 2014)
• 1935 » Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author († 2007)
• 1937 » Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
• 1938 » Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician
• 1941 » Eric Burdon, English musician
• 1941 » Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1943 » Nancy Greene, Canadian skier and politician
• 1944 » John Benaud, Australian cricketer

• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 1938 » George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)
• 1955 » Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874)
• 1960 » John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
• 1963 » Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Trijntje
15. Aaltje
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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
• August 2 » Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
• August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
• August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
• October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
• December 27 » Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.

The temperature on May 11, 1939 was between 8.5 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.