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Born on Wednesday December 11, 1895
Died on Wednesday December 11, 1895

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 11, 1895 at Delpher


Born on December 11
  • 1889 » Walter Knott, American farmer and businessman, founded Knott's Berry Farm († 1981)
  • 1890 » Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor († 1935)
  • 1890 » Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator († 1976)
  • 1893 » Leo Ornstein, Russian-American pianist and composer († 2002)
  • 1897 » Ronald Skirth, English soldier († 1977)
  • 1899 » Julio de Caro, Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor († 1980)
  • 1900 » Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director († 1993)
  • 1904 » Marge, American cartoonist († 1993)
  • 1905 » Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor and singer († 1994)
  • 1905 » Robert Henriques, English farmer, author, and broadcaster († 1967)

Died on December 11

Names that were popular for boys in 1895
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Jacobus
  10. Petrus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Dirk
  13. Arie
  14. Wilhelmus
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1895
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Hendrika
  8. Adriana
  9. Catharina
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Jacoba
  13. Geertruida
  14. Neeltje
  15. Petronella
  16. Trijntje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1895
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
  • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
  • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
  • June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
  • September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
  • November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Weather December 11, 1895

The temperature on December 11, 1895 was about 1.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.

Source: KNMI