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April 11, 1941Born on Saturday April 12, 1941
- Gloria Arismendez, Mertzon, Texas († 1941)
- Barry Victor Charles von Oerthel, Malang
- Hendrikus Andries van der Kooi, Oosterlittens, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1997)
- Ary van der PUT, Rotterdam († 2008)
- Garmt Kleinbergen, Groningen
- Anna Carolina Mul
- Lourens, Stadskanaal († 1941)
- Geertje Zaal, Zwammerdam {ZH} († 1944)
- Jan Hogenes, Ter Aar (Aardam) († 1942)
- Dirk van Beelen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
Died on Saturday April 12, 1941
- Aaltje de Dood (47), Borne
- Aagje August Augusts van der Meulen (90), Tietjerkstradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Helena Tromp Meesters (21), Arnhem,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albertus Johannes Suanet (26), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aagje August van der Meulen (90), Bergum
- Adrian Granville Stidham (64), Harrisburg
- Arend Jan Meijerink (83), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Ann Rachel Runyon (81), Albion, Edwards Co. Illinois
- Alida Klinkert (70), Malang, Oost Java, Nederlands-Indië
- Anna Maria Hopman (59), Schiedam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 1941 at Delpher
- De weg : nationaal weekblad / Nationaal Front
- Veritas : katholiek 14-daagsch blad voor Maastricht
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De unie : orgaan van de Nederlandsche Unie
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Noordbrabantsch dagblad het huisgezin
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on April 12
- 1939 » Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
- 1939 » Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1940 » Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
- 1940 » Woodie Fryman, American baseball player († 2011)
- 1941 » Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager († 1993)
- 1942 » Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1942 » Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician
- 1942 » Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
- 1943 » Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- 1944 » Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic († 2015)
Died on April 12
- 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
- 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
- 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
- 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
- 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
- 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
- 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
- 1962 » Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
- 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
- 1968 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
Names that were popular for boys in 1941
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Petrus
- Robert
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1941
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1941
- 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- May 6 » The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
- June 5 » World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
- July 4 » Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
- December 25 » Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
Weather April 12, 1941
The temperature on April 12, 1941 was between 5.7 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.