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Birthday July 30, 1901

• The temperature on July 30, 1901 was between 12.4 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (71%). 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 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • March 23 » Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.
  • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
  • October 29 » Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
  • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician († 1967)
• 1898 » Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator († 1986)
• 1899 » Gerald Moore, English pianist († 1987)
• 1901 » Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1955)
• 1904 » Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright († 1974)
• 1909 » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author († 1993)