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Birthday March 4, 1906

• The temperature on March 4, 1906 was between 1.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
  • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist († 1968)
• 1904 » Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain († 1973)
• 1906 » Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics († 1994)
• 1906 » Georges Ronsse, Belgian cyclist and manager († 1969)
• 1906 » Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author († 1991)
• 1907 » Edgar Barrier, American actor († 1964)