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Born on Saturday February 11, 1939
- Benjamin BOBBE, Rotterdam († 1943)
- Arnold Bennie van Laar, Hengelo († 2016)
- Daphne Ada Donmall, Orsett, Essex, England († 2010)
- Egbert Bathoorn, Roden, Nederland († 1966)
- Egbert Bathoorn, Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland († 1966)
- ALFRED BUMP, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
- Cornelia (Corrie) Kruiter († 1996)
- Elisabeth de Goeij, Tilburg, NB Netherlands († 1972)
- Cornelia Theresa Oliver "Connie" Etsabeth, Upington, Norther Cape († 2016)
- 'n Levenloos geboren kind van Hoogervorst, Ter Aar († 1939)
Died on Saturday February 11, 1939
- Anna Monster (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina VERMEULEN, Noordwijk,, Pays-Bas
- Amelia Tutertien (73), 's-Gravenhage
- Amke "Annie" Beving (92), Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa
- Adrana Johanna Zijdeman (32), Waddinxveen
- Anneke van der Velden (59), Baarn, Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Albert Remko Boltendal (66), Bellingwolde, provincie Groningen
- Aaltje Driessen (64), Velp (Gem. Rheden)
- Hendrika Johanna (Drike) Naberman (76), Kampen
- Verschoor (0), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1939 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- De Sumatra post
- Het volksdagblad : dagblad voor Nederland
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on February 11
- 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
- 1942 » Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter († 2016)
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 1939
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1939
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1939
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
- February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
- February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
- June 4 » The Holocaust: The MSSt. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
- September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
- September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
- December 15 » Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The weather on Saturday February 11, 1939
The temperature on February 11, 1939 was between 6.9 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI