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Born on Thursday February 11, 1909
- Adolf Oskar Erich Müller Mittler, Frankfurt am Main,Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt,Hesse,Germany († 1945)
- Aal Koning, Volendam († 1983)
- Alida Gerarda Johanna Fontijn, Sloten, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2000)
- Anna Maria Zanen, Schelluinen
- ALMA VICTORIA DE RIJCK, DE KLINGE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1909)
- Albert van Buiten, Steenwijk († 1995)
- Alfons Jules Oscar Ceulemans, Lier, België
- Alice Nihart, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co. Michigan († 2000)
- Anna Josephina De Cleen, Temse
- * Elizabeth Willemse, Zeist
Died on Thursday February 11, 1909
- Aaltje Bakker (59), Breukelen
- Aafje van der Veer (61), Oudorp, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Ambrose Maddelein (79), Klerken
- Alexandre Argyropoulos (59), Athènes, Grêce
- Antonie Gijsbertus Van Leersum (72), Loosduinen
- Aaffien Coller (55), Groningen
- Lasoe* (0), Heer
- Aaltje Bols (1), Utrecht
- Anna Geertruida K(C)ramer (58), Noordwijk
- Antoine van Hoevelaak (50), Zeist,, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1909 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1904 » Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1983)
- 1904 » Lucile Randon, French Supercentenarian
- 1908 » Philip Dunne, American screenwriter († 1992)
- 1908 » Vivian Fuchs, English explorer († 1999)
- 1909 » Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1993)
- 1909 » Max Baer, American boxer and actor († 1959)
- 1912 » Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator († 1994)
- 1914 » Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1969)
- 1914 » Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 2002)
- 1915 » Patrick Leigh Fermor, English soldier, author, and scholar († 2011)
Died on February 11
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
- 1901 » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
- 1917 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
- 1918 » Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
- 1940 » Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
- 1940 » John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
- 1942 » Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
- 1947 » Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
- 1948 » Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1909
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1909
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
- April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
- April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
- August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
The weather on Thursday February 11, 1909
The temperature on February 11, 1909 was between -5.5 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI