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• Catharina Arnolda Maria den Brok, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2008)
• - van Nuijs, Schinveld, Limburg, Nederland († 1933)
• Clayton Lee Brewer, Orange County, North Carolina († 1998)
• Gerrit Ouwehand, Wormer († 1981)
• (Riet) Reinira Gerharda Maria Goossens, Hengelo († 1995)
• Adriana Willemina Baks, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2009)
• Arne Schelde Hjort, Hjarup sogn, Ribe amt († 2005)
• Dennis Francis Cleary, Illinois († 1983)
• Evelyn Jane Sinke, Moline, Allegan County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Engelbertus (Bertus) Huiberts, Heerhugowaard

• Anna Maria Hoffman (60), ,, den Haag, Nederland
• Aleida Johanna Naberman (79), Didam, Nederland
• Anna Aleida Kuipers (89), Fleringen
• Anna Maria T(H)OMASSEN (41), Heumen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius Carel Wouters (57), Nijmegen
• Alois Dhondt (43), Gent, East Flanders, Belgium
• Akke Feenstra (70), Hallum, gem. Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonia Gosselink (79), Steenderen
• Alida Miltenburg, van (84), Jutphaas, Nederland
• Anna Margrietha de Visser (67), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1927 » Bernard Fox, British actor († 2016)
• 1930 » Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist and academic († 2002)
• 1930 » Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1995)
• 1932 » Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer
• 1933 » Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
• 1934 » Jack Twyman, American basketball player († 2012)
• 1934 » Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician († 2014)
• 1935 » Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author († 2007)
• 1937 » Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
• 1938 » Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician

• 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)
• 1955 » Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874)
• 1960 » John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)

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

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

• 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
• January 3 » Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
• February 10 » In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf dies four days later.
• February 17 » Newsweek magazine is first published.
• March 28 » The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
• May 8 » Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
• August 24 » The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.

The temperature on May 11, 1933 was between 6.7 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.