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February 10, 1938
Born on Friday February 11, 1938
- Gijsberta Mur, Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland († 1938)
- Bernard Nieuwenhuizen, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
- Anna Barbara (Babs) Wilbrink, Slochteren († 2007)
- Gerard Eiland, ....... († 1947)
- Charles Bernard Dixon, Hampstead, London, England († 2005)
- Dirk Herbert Arnoldus Kolff, Rotterdam († 2021)
- Bernard Nieuwenhuizen, Bergen († 2017)
- Geertje Marie Zwikker, Bergen op Zoom († 1982)
- Fenna Eising, Zwinderen, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2016)
- Edna Rosan Mars, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Died on Friday February 11, 1938
- Anthonij Hack (85), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Frederikus Jan de JOODE (55), Velsen
- Antonius van Rooij (65), Nistelrode,, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Berentje Aardema (58), Tolbert, Leek, Groningen, Nederland
- Celine Heman (69), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Moerman (41), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Count Felix of Thun und Hohenstein (46), Wien, Wien, Austria
- Antje Pieters Wind (81), Haskerdijken
- Gerardus van Dieden (Dieten) (80), Ravenstein
- Berentje AARDEMA (58), Tolbert Groningen Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1938 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1935 » Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist († 1971)
- 1936 » Burt Reynolds, American actor and director († 2018)
- 1937 » Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1937 » Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1937 » Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA († 1990)
- 1937 » Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist († 2010)
- 1938 » Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer († 2018)
- 1939 » Gerry Goffin, American songwriter († 2014)
- 1940 » Mick Staton, American soldier and politician († 2014)
- 1941 » Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
Died on February 11
- 1917 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
- 1918 » Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
- 1940 » Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
- 1940 » John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
- 1942 » Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
- 1947 » Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
- 1948 » Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
- 1949 » Axel Munthe, Swedish doctor (b. 1857)
- 1958 » Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
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
- Grietje
- Mary
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.
- April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
- June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
- June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
- June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
- June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
- December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
Weather February 11, 1938
The temperature on February 11, 1938 was between 1.6 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.