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Birthday July 31, 1910

• The temperature on July 31, 1910 was between 15.4 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • May 6 » George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII.
  • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
  • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
  • August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
  • September 22 » The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
  • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Austrian theorist and author († 1999)
• 1911 » George Liberace, American violinist († 1983)
• 1912 » Bill Brown, Australian cricketer († 2008)
• 1912 » Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist († 2003)
• 1912 » Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2006)
• 1913 » Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player († 1984)