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June 10, 1908Born on Thursday June 11, 1908
- Albertine Louise Pearson, Kaslo, BC (US) († 1942)
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Dielemans, Rotterdam
- * Hubertus Arnoldus Antonius Maria Vervoort, Eindhoven († 1993)
- Eckenhausen, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Kocken, Huisseling en Neerloon,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1961)
- Aafko Jager, Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands († 1962)
- Andreas Leonardus STEKELENBURG, Hagestein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1908)
- Anna Pieternella Geusau, von, Blokzijl († 1908)
- Anthonia Johanna Mocking, Cothen († 1948)
- Andrée Misson, Casteau, Hainaut, België
Died on Thursday June 11, 1908
- Adriaan Exalto (74), Jisp
- Antje Rosewinkel (77), oud annerveen
- Albertus Cornelus van Deijck (1), Riethoven (gemeente Bergeijk)
- Aantje de Groot (4), Leerdam
- Aaltje Schut (78), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- B Braakhuis, Borne, Overijssel, Nederland
- Barbara Nathalia DELEU (86), Ieper,8900,West-Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
- Berend Veldkamp (0), Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Maria Lijnslager Langeveld (82), Hatert (Nijmegen, Gelderland)
- Anna Maria van Gool (0), Oosterhout
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 11, 1908 at Delpher
Born on June 11
- 1903 » Ernie Nevers, American football player and coach († 1976)
- 1908 » Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint († 1919)
- 1908 » Karl Hein, German hammer thrower († 1982)
- 1909 » Natascha Artin Brunswick, German-American mathematician and photographer († 2003)
- 1910 » Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer († 1991)
- 1910 » Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung († 1997)
- 1912 » James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1998)
- 1912 » Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic († 2012)
- 1912 » William Baziotes, American painter and academic († 1963)
- 1913 » Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager († 1970)
Died on June 11
- 1897 » Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (b. 1821)
- 1903 » Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1876)
- 1903 » Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1864)
- 1903 » Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1837)
- 1911 » James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (b. 1815)
- 1913 » Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 279th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1856)
- 1914 » Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1848)
- 1920 » William F. Halsey, Sr., American captain (b. 1853)
- 1924 » Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (b. 1837)
- 1927 » William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
- January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
- June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
- August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
- October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
The weather on Thursday June 11, 1908
The temperature on June 11, 1908 was between 8.7 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI