Genealogy Van Heeren » Johan Adrianus van DORSSER (1914-)

Birthday May 22, 1914

• The temperature on May 22, 1914 was between 10.4 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
  • April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
  • August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
  • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
  • September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
  • September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1913 » Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter († 1986)
• 1914 » Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat († 2010)
• 1914 » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet († 1993)
• 1917 » George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist († 2013)