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Birthday January 19, 1917

• The temperature on January 19, 1917 was between -3.9 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
  • February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
  • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
  • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
  • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet († 1955)
• 1913 » Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player († 1996)
• 1918 » John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company († 2005)
• 1920 » Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator († 2017)
• 1920 » Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru († 2020)
• 1921 » Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer († 1995)