Genealogy Spierenburg » Dirk Spierenburg (1914-)

Birthday August 29, 1914

• The temperature on August 29, 1914 was between 13.3 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
  • September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
  • September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
  • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
  • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1912 » Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner († 2002)
• 1912 » Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer († 2016)
• 1913 » Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer († 1999)
• 1915 » Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress († 1982)
• 1915 » Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author († 1985)