Dagosto/Dimirra/Weckerle/Kuhn Family Tree » Walter J Obringer (1913-1986)

Birthday September 15, 1913

• The temperature on September 15, 1913 was between 8.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
  • March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
  • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
  • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1913 » Johannes Steinhoff, German general and pilot († 1994)
• 1913 » John N. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 67th United States Attorney General († 1988)
• 1914 » Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author († 1999)
• 1914 » Creighton Abrams, American general († 1974)