Babb Family Tree » Hugh Ronald Babb (1916-1939)

Birthday September 18, 1916

• The temperature on September 18, 1916 was between 8.4 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 13.6 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
  • February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
  • April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
  • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
  • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
  • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1916 » Frank Bell, English soldier and educator († 1989)
• 1916 » John Jacob Rhodes, American lawyer and politician († 2003)
• 1916 » Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor († 1994)
• 1917 » Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher († 1960)
• 1917 » June Foray, American actress and voice artist († 2017)
• 1917 » Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager († 2012)