About the day » Tuesday August 11, 1908Calender converter

• Albert Gootjes, Koeta Radja, Atjeh, Nederlands Indië († 1908)
• Adeline L († 2004)
• Abraham Boers, 's-Gravenzande († 1960)
• Aaltje Smid, Valthermond, Odoorn
• Evers, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1908)
• Adriana Johanna Koster, Delft
• Adriana Johanna Koster, Delft
• Aaltje van Prooijen, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• ? ? († 1992)
• Aart van den Born, Huizen († 1978)

• Caroline Jane Bragg (82), Sullivan, Missouri, United States
• Annigje Timens (70), Havelte
• Anna van den Velden (65), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bastiaan van der Horst (0), Rotterdam
• Aaltje Zaal (52), Bodegraven
• Christiaan van de Goorbergh (0), Breda
• Anna van den Velde (65), Rotterdam,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Evers (0), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Agnes van Leeuwen (71), Uithoorn
• Albert Gootjes (0), Koeta Radja, Atjeh, Nederlands Indië

• 1905 » Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat († 1998)
• 1905 » Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic († 2002)
• 1907 » Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer († 1989)
• 1908 » Don Freeman, American author and illustrator († 1978)
• 1908 » Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher († 1999)
• 1909 » Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian († 1985)
• 1909 » Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer († 1989)
• 1911 » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand († 2004)
• 1912 » Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic († 1954)
• 1912 » Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer († 1996)

• 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
• 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
• 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
• 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
• 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
• 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)

• 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.
• April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
• November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
• December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

The temperature on August 11, 1908 was between 7.1 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.