What happened on 11 February 1939?

Discover what happened on 11 February 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Ali Kelmendi (Albanian communist leader (1900-1939))
  • Franz Schmidt (Austrian composer, cellist and pianist (1874-1939))
  • Wilhelm Dröscher (German teacher (1860-1939))
  • Gustav Lange (Norwegian musician (1861–1939))
  • Caesar Gezelle (Belgian poet, writer, politician, cousin and heir to the archive of Guido Gezelle (1875-1939))
  • Nikolai V. Nasonov (Russian zoologist (1855–1939))
  • Samuel Hybbinette
  • Jan Kvicala (Czech chess player (1868–1939))
  • Hjalmar Wicander
  • Peter Buol (American mayor (1873–1939))
  • Witold Roszkowski
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  • Hans Valdemar Ludvigsen (Danish businessperson)
  • Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (Slovak writer (1855-1939), editor)
  • Jens Tolv Beck (Norwegian politician (1890-1939))
  • Rudolf Koechlin (Austrian mineralogist)
  • Herbert Parker (American politician)
  • Józef Lenartowski
  • Edward Moorhouse (British racing journalist)
  • Hermann Ebeling
  • Fran Žgur
  • Thomas Francis Miller (American architect)
  • Alice Hetsey (Austrian stage actress)
  • Marcel Godechot (French engineer and chemist)
  • Ellen Vinge
  • Catherine Sydney Louisa Margesson ((1887-1939))
  • Margaret Eleanor JoPP ((died 1939))
  • Caesar Gezelle (Belgian poet, writer, politician, cousin and heir to the archive of Guido Gezelle (1875-1939))
  • Nikolai V. Nasonov (Russian zoologist (1855–1939))
  • Ali Kelmendi (Albanian communist leader (1900-1939))
  • Franz Schmidt (Austrian composer, cellist and pianist (1874-1939))
  • Wilhelm Dröscher (German teacher (1860-1939))
  • Gustav Lange (Norwegian musician (1861–1939))
  • Samuel Hybbinette
  • Jan Kvicala (Czech chess player (1868–1939))
  • Hjalmar Wicander
  • Peter Buol (American mayor (1873–1939))
  • Witold Roszkowski
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  • Hans Valdemar Ludvigsen (Danish businessperson)
  • Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (Slovak writer (1855-1939), editor)
  • Jens Tolv Beck (Norwegian politician (1890-1939))
  • Rudolf Koechlin (Austrian mineralogist)
  • Herbert Parker (American politician)
  • Józef Lenartowski
  • Edward Moorhouse (British racing journalist)
  • Hermann Ebeling
  • Fran Žgur
  • Thomas Francis Miller (American architect)
  • Alice Hetsey (Austrian stage actress)
  • Marcel Godechot (French engineer and chemist)
  • Ellen Vinge
  • Catherine Sydney Louisa Margesson ((1887-1939))
  • Margaret Eleanor JoPP ((died 1939))
  • Sir John Scott Cæsar Hawkins, 5th Bt. ((1875-1939))
  • Giuseppe Seppilli (Italian psychiatrist (1851-1939))
  • Albert Fraikin
  • Emil Landa (Czech high school teacher (1867-1939))
  • Antonín Waltner
  • Maria Eriksson (Swedish suffragette)
  • Jess H. Stevens (American lawyer)
  • George Elkington (British architect, active in London)
  • Georg Lessing