Genealogy Van Raam » Jacob de Miranda (1906-)

Birthday May 20, 1906

• The temperature on May 20, 1906 was between 7.3 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 13.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
  • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
  • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction († 1966)
• 1906 » Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal († 1989)
• 1907 » Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist († 2004)
• 1908 » Francis Raymond Fosberg, American botanist and author († 1993)
• 1908 » Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria († 1990)
• 1908 » Louis Daquin, French actor and director († 1980)