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Birthday April 22, 1914

• The temperature on April 22, 1914 was between 7.7 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (54%). 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 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.
  • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
  • August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
  • September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1912 » Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer († 1953)
• 1914 » Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer († 2008)
• 1914 » Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright († 2002)
• 1914 » José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot († 1941)
• 1914 » Michael Wittmann, German SS officer († 1944)