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Birthday April 30, 1917

• The temperature on April 30, 1917 was between 2.7 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
  • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
  • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter († 2008)
• 1916 » Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer († 2001)
• 1916 » Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author († 2003)
• 1916 » Robert Shaw, American conductor († 1999)
• 1917 » Bea Wain, American singer († 2017)