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Birthday March 9, 1914

• The temperature on March 9, 1914 was between 5.7 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 20.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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.
  • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
  • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
  • August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
  • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
  • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
  • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, († 1998)
• 1915 » Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot († 2001)
• 1918 » George Lincoln Rockwell, American sailor and politician, founded the American Nazi Party († 1967)
• 1918 » Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist († 2006)
• 1920 » Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach († 2015)