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Birthday February 23, 1906

• The temperature on February 23, 1906 was between -2.6 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
  • June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
  • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
  • August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
  • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
  • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
  • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Erich Kästner, German author and poet († 1974)
• 1899 » Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter († 1981)
• 1904 » Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter († 1980)
• 1904 » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian († 1993)
• 1908 » William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia († 1988)
• 1915 » Jon Hall, American actor and director († 1979)