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Birthday May 29, 1901

• The temperature on May 29, 1901 was between 7.9 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (74%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
  • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
  • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
  • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
  • October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
  • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)
• 1899 » Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence († 1987)
• 1902 » Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1999)
• 1903 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer († 2003)
• 1904 » Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician († 1996)
• 1905 » Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright († 1994)