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May 9, 1911Born on Wednesday May 10, 1911
- Booij, Sint Pancras
- Adriana Dorothea Christina Fluit, Rotterdam
- Alfredo Custodio, Rio Negro, Paraná, Brasil
- Aaltje Nieborg, Slochteren, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Hofman, Rotterdam
- Afra Maria Groot, Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albert van Urk, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1981)
- Adolf Constant de Pauw, Antwerpen (België) († 1996)
- Aaltina Fontein, Roden
- Alice Mary Kain, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1982)
Died on Wednesday May 10, 1911
- Carolina Geraldina Slinkert (30)
- Carolina Geraldina Slinkert (30), Rotterdam
- Annatje van den Berg (84), Rotterdam
- Antonia Modderman (74), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
- Arend Bakker (71), Steenwijk
- Adriana Cornelia Schouten (40), Spaarndam
- Bernardus Smakman (66), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- "Marie Auguste" Emilie Elisabeth zu Solms-Wildenfels (65), Graz, Autriche
- Adriana Cornelia Barendsdr Schouten (40), Spaarndam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
- Adriana Cornelia Schouten (40), Spaarndam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 10, 1911 at Delpher
Born on May 10
- 1903 » Otto Bradfisch, German economist, jurist, and SS officer († 1994)
- 1905 » Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player († 1972)
- 1908 » Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 2000)
- 1909 » Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player († 1978)
- 1911 » Bel Kaufman, American author and educator († 2014)
- 1915 » Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2003)
- 1916 » Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator († 2011)
- 1918 » Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author († 2008)
- 1918 » T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author († 2018)
- 1919 » Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut († 1981)
Died on May 10
- 1863 » Stonewall Jackson, American general (b. 1824)
- 1868 » Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)
- 1889 » Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1826)
- 1891 » Carl Nägeli, Swiss botanist and mycologist (b. 1817)
- 1897 » Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (b. 1863)
- 1910 » Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)
- 1945 » Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898)
- 1945 » Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889)
- 1950 » Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian and bibliographer (b. 1883)
- 1960 » Yury Olesha, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899)
Names that were popular for boys in 1911
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1911
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
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.
- January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
- January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
- March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
- April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
- April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
- October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
The weather on Wednesday May 10, 1911
The temperature on May 10, 1911 was between 10.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI