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Birthday January 14, 1907

• The temperature on January 14, 1907 was between 1.7 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
  • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
  • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer († 1991)
• 1905 » Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan († 1995)
• 1906 » William Bendix, American actor († 1964)
• 1907 » Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1985)
• 1908 » Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor († 1934)
• 1909 » Brenda Forbes, English-American actress († 1996)