About the day » Thursday May 11, 1905Calender converter

• , Amsterdam / NL († 1994)
• Adriana VAN GINNEKEN, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Johanna Margaritha Westhoff, 's-Gravenhage († 1964)
• Aaltje Martens Geertsma, Ureterp († 1998)
• Abraham Italiaander, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Aartje Prins, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1986)
• Anna de Ruiter *, Dwingelo
• Abraham Jacob ITALIAANDER, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Anna Grasz, Rakoscsaba, Boedapest († 1978)
• Adriana Huberta van der Haven, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1905)

• Aaltje Sa (82), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anthonij Harte (59), Terneuzen
• Antje Jongst (0), Zevenhuizen
• Bartel Noorman (33), Musselkanaal (Onstwedde, Groningen)
• Antonie van Berkel (80)
• Berendina Hollink (52), Hengelo, 7550, Nederland
• "Walterus" Wouter Wouter (71), Berkel-Enschot, NL
• Arie Cornelis Boender (13), Utrecht
• Berend Veenendaal (16), Ede,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Francisca Molman (Mollman, Möllman) (85), Sint Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1901 » Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter († 1967)
• 1901 » Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-English poet and author († 1988)
• 1902 » Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician († 1984)
• 1903 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager († 1993)
• 1904 » Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist († 1989)
• 1905 » Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate († 1964)
• 1905 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero († 2004)
• 1907 » Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach († 1989)
• 1911 » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance († 2004)
• 1911 » Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian († 1985)

• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 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)

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

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

• 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
• January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
• March 23 » Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
• May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• September 8 » The 7.2 M_w  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
• September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
• October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.

The temperature on May 11, 1905 was between 4.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.