About the day » Wednesday May 31, 1911Calender converter

• Anne Gerrit Postma († 1995)
• Antje Sijntje Vermeeren, Noord Eschmarke (Lonneker) († 1994)
• Adriana Petronella Vlasveld, Rotterdam
• Anne Postma, Midwolde, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham Anthonius van Look, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Henricus Luijkx, Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Jaantje Borstlap, Maassluis († 1962)
• Abraham Sira, Leiden († 1911)
• Anna Elisabeth Schouten, Amsterdam († 1964)
• Albertus Hendrikus Maria Mensink, Paardelanden († 1947)

• Bastiaan Cornet (78), Almelo
• Cornelis Duijn (56), Castricum
• Catharina Eije Drenth (0), Delfzijl
• Anna Margaretha van Mulken (0), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba Rering (0), Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Bongers (40), Maastricht
• Anna Cornelia BROOS (80), Wouw,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Berendina Slettenhaar (84), Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antoinetta Helena van Tol (92), Leiden
• Arie de Kuiper (1), Nieuwer-Amstel, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1901 » Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer († 1983)
• 1908 » Don Ameche, American actor († 1993)
• 1909 » Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2000)
• 1911 » Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2010)
• 1912 » Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist († 1997)
• 1914 » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator († 2006)
• 1916 » Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1918 » Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist († 1982)
• 1918 » Robert Osterloh, American actor († 2001)
• 1919 » Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic († 1995)

• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

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

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

• 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.
• 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.
• May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
• May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
• September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
• September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.

The temperature on May 31, 1911 was between 14.1 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 20.4 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.