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Born on Friday April 28, 1911
Died on Friday April 28, 1911

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 28, 1911 at Delpher


Born on April 28
  • 1908 » Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower († 1987)
  • 1908 » Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster († 1981)
  • 1908 » Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman († 1974)
  • 1909 » Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist († 1988)
  • 1910 » Sam Merwin, Jr., American author († 1996)
  • 1911 » Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright († 1999)
  • 1912 » Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
  • 1912 » Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy († 1995)
  • 1913 » Rose Murphy, American singer († 1989)
  • 1914 » Michel Mohrt, French author, historian († 2011)

Died on April 28

Names that were popular for boys in 1911
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Petrus
  9. Adrianus
  10. Jacob
  11. Jacobus
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Gerardus
  14. Arie
  15. Dirk
  16. Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1911
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Hendrika
  8. Catharina
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Geertruida
  13. Grietje
  14. Aaltje
  15. Helena
  16. Neeltje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1911
  • 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 6.0 million citizens.
  • May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
  • July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
  • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
  • October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
  • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
Weather April 28, 1911

The temperature on April 28, 1911 was between 5.8 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.

Source: KNMI