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Born on Tuesday October 11, 1938
- Jan Sterk Vroege († 2012)
- Christianus Gerardus Frijters, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1975)
- Kind Zitter, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie († 1938)
- Harm Brontsema, Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 2019)
- Nolmans, Groningen, Nederland († 1938)
- Lillie Cribb, Columbus County, North Carolina († 1940)
- Antonetta van Keulen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1940)
- Maaike Meiyntje Brouwer, Gouda († 2008)
- Cornelis Adrianus van der Zande, Halsteren († 2010)
- Jacob Abraham Buijs, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Tuesday October 11, 1938
- Andrew Melita Riddell (born Riddle) (72), Waikato Hospital, Waikato District, New Zealand
- Anna Newell (80), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Martha Wilhelmine Lampert (50)
- Berendina Maria Hakvoort (62), Dinxperlo
- Charles SpeLman Fonda (71), Syracuse NY
- Anna Papen (60), Echterbosch, Netherlands
- Aleida Kers (77), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Berendina Nauta (50), Leeuwarden, 8911, Nederland
- anna margaretha van nisselroij (28), horst
- Aaltje VAN ELDIK (79), Valburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 11, 1938 at Delpher
Born on October 11
- 1936 » Billy Higgins, American drummer and educator († 2001)
- 1936 » C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut († 2013)
- 1936 » James M. McPherson, American historian and author
- 1937 » Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager
- 1937 » R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic
- 1937 » Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter († 2019)
- 1938 » Michael Stear, English air marshal († 2020)
- 1939 » Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician
- 1939 » Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player († 2018)
- 1940 » Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter
Died on October 11
- 1932 » William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (b. 1859)
- 1935 » Steele Rudd, Australian author (b. 1868)
- 1940 » Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)
- 1941 » Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)
- 1941 » Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)
- 1958 » Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
- 1961 » Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)
- 1963 » Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)
- 1965 » Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (b. 1895)
- 1965 » Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1884)
Names that were popular for boys in 1938
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Robert
- Antonius
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1938
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Mary
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1938
- 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
- June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
- July 17 » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
- September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
- October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
- December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
Weather October 11, 1938
The temperature on October 11, 1938 was between 6.4 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.