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Birthday December 16, 1919

• The temperature on December 16, 1919 was between -2.5 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
  • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
  • September 28 » Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
  • October 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
  • November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1916 » Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide
• 1917 » Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer († 2008)
• 1917 » Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani author and scholar († 2011)
• 1917 » Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho († 2013)
• 1920 » Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician († 2005)
• 1921 » Eulalio González, Mexican singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2003)