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Birthday July 14, 1912

• The temperature on July 14, 1912 was between 17.4 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 22.9 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
  • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
  • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera († 2001)
• 1911 » Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author († 2000)
• 1912 » Buddy Moreno, American musician († 2015)
• 1912 » Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1967)
• 1913 » Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States († 2006)
• 1914 » Fred Fox, French musician († 2019)