About the day » Friday January 11, 1907Calender converter

• van der Woude, Zuidbroek († 1907)
• Alice Jeanne Van den Neste, Pantin,F 93500, Seine Saint Denis Ile de France († 2000)
• Adriana Johanna Dymphna (Sjan) Haans, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2003)
• Albert Vos, Barger-Compascuum, Emmen
• Adriana Johanna Dijmphna (Sjan) Haans, Tilburg († 2003)
• Adrianus Leonardus Persoon, Monster
• Álvaro Bresser, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 1921)
• Albertus Petrus Josephus Westenburger, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alida Neuteboom, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alda Assunção Vieira, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil († 1977)

• Anthon Frederik George Heuftmann (63), rotterdam
• Anna Koekoek (0), Linde, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis VEENIS (0), Linschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Wils (70), Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium
• Anna Maria Petronella Koppens (1), Deurne
• Anna Catharina AERTS (74), Lier
• Albert Verdenius (59), Grootegast
• Abraham Fournier (90), Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada
• Aafke Theodorus Heiming Joosten (82), Sappemeer
• Aarnout Theune (85), Westkapelle

• 1903 » Alan Paton, South African author and activist († 1988)
• 1905 » Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist († 1960)
• 1906 » Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD († 2008)
• 1907 » Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher († 1972)
• 1907 » Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France († 1982)
• 1908 » Lionel Stander, American actor and activist († 1994)
• 1910 » Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player († 1999)
• 1910 » Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician († 1966)
• 1911 » Nora Heysen, Australian painter († 2003)
• 1911 » Tommy Duncan, American singer-songwriter († 1967)

• 1882 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
• 1891 » Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
• 1904 » William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
• 1914 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1920 » Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1928 » Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (b. 1840)
• 1931 » James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (b. 1882)

• 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
• July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
• August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
• August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
• September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
• September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
• November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.

The temperature on January 11, 1907 was between 0.4 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.