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Birthday September 1, 1906

• The temperature on September 1, 1906 was between 12.4 °C and 29.1 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
  • May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
  • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
  • September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
  • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Arthur Rowe, English footballer and manager († 1993)
• 1906 » Eleanor Hibbert, English author († 1993)
• 1906 » Franz Biebl, German composer and educator († 2001)
• 1906 » Joaquín Balaguer, Dominican lawyer and politician, 49th President of the Dominican Republic († 2002)
• 1907 » Gil Puyat, Filipino businessman and politician († 1981)
• 1907 » Walter Reuther, American union leader, founded United Auto Workers († 1970)