Bißmeyer-Bissmeyer-Bismeyer-Bismeijer Family » No Name Dutman (1906)

Birthday January 2, 1906

• The temperature on January 2, 1906 was between -4.7 °C and -0.7 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
  • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
  • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
  • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
  • December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1905 » Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter († 1991)
• 1905 » Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor († 1998)
• 1909 » Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author († 1998)
• 1909 » Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author († 2009)