About the day » Tuesday May 11, 1915Calender converter

• Antonius Heijnsbroek, Schiedam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Albert Goossens, Tongerlo bij Bree, Provincie Limburg, België († 1979)
• Carl Daniel Jeffries, Georgia († 1984)
• Adrianus Leonardus Weijermars, Amsterdam († 1918)
• Antonius, Toon Mourik,van, Vleuten († 1974)
• Aldegonda Barbara Henrica Maria Debets, Twello, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland († 1945)
• Agatha Helmos, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Josina KNOOP, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe († 2004)
• Aafje VERMEEREN, Haarlem († 2002)
• Dodd, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States († 2000)

• Abraham Anthonie van Oeveren (19), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Pietersd. Kieviet (81), Zuid Beijerland (ZH Nederland)
• Berend Slotman (72), Ommen
• * Kristiaan Steenbakkers (59), Schijndel
• Antje Otte (1), Hoorn
• Elskamp (76)
• Aaltje Epeus Couperus (69), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Aleida ten Bruggencate (70), Almelo
• Anna Catharina Maria Kerklaan (61), Delft
• Bolk (0), Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1905 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero († 2004)
• 1907 » Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach († 1989)
• 1911 » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance († 2004)
• 1911 » Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian († 1985)
• 1912 » Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter († 1955)
• 1916 » Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 2002)
• 1918 » Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1988)
• 1921 » Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician († 2016)
• 1921 » Robin Barbour, Scottish minister and author († 2014)
• 1924 » Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 1938 » George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Albert
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Antonius
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Neeltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
• February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
• March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
• May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
• June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
• October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
• October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

The temperature on May 11, 1915 was between 3.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.