Brown/Calvert Tree » Charles William Bud Hughes (1914-1993)

Birthday November 23, 1914

• The temperature on November 23, 1914 was between -5.1 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
  • January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
  • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
  • October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.

Source: Wikipedia

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