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Died on Thursday August 11, 1921
- Abraham Voets (44), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Doornkamp (0), Zeist
- Antonia Heistek (85), Dussen
- Adèle Baumgartner (56), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Benjamin van Mouri(c)k (75), Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus van Trijen (78), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
- Arnoldina Geertruida de Bree (41), Voorst
- Antonius van Hooijdonk (0), Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Stalpers (66), Tilburg
- Antonia Heistek (85), Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 1921 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on August 11
- 1916 » Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player († 1956)
- 1919 » Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager († 2017)
- 1920 » Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player († 2002)
- 1920 » Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host († 2006)
- 1921 » Alex Haley, American historian and author († 1992)
- 1922 » John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player († 2013)
- 1923 » Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor († 2015)
- 1925 » Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer
- 1925 » Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and manager († 2006)
- 1926 » Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2018)
Died on August 11
- 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
- 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
- 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
- 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
- 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
- 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
- 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
- 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
- 1939 » Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
- 1945 » Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1921
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Maria
Names that were popular for girls in 1921
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1921
- 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
- February 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
- July 2 » World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
- August 3 » Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
- September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
- October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
The weather on Thursday August 11, 1921
The temperature on August 11, 1921 was between 12.0 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI