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Birthday March 22, 1914

• The temperature on March 22, 1914 was between 0.5 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
  • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
  • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
  • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
  • August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
  • August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer († 1985)
• 1913 » James Westerfield, American actor († 1971)
• 1913 » Lew Wasserman, American businessman and talent agent († 2002)
• 1913 » Tom McCall, American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon († 1983)
• 1914 » Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, English businessman († 2008)
• 1914 » John Stanley, American author and illustrator († 1993)