Events in year of birth (1911)
- January 17th * Failed assassination attempt on premier Aristide Briand in French Assembly.
- January 18th * A plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA.
- May 7th * Large demonstrations held in New York, demanding women's right to vote.
- May 8th * Iceland gives the vote to women.
- August 22nd * Mona Lisa' stolen from the Louvre art gallery, Paris.
- September 29th * Italy declares war on Turkey over who owns Tripoli, Libya.
- December 14th * Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, becomes the first man to reach the South Pole.
| Monarch in year of birth (1911) Queen Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents added up to 6.0 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1911)From Wednesday, February 12th, 1908 till Friday, August 29th, 1913 there was the cabinet 'Heemskerk', with prime minister(s) Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR). |
