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Birthday December 7, 1912

• The temperature on December 7, 1912 was between 3.8 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1 » The Republic of China is established.
  • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
  • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
  • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
  • October 14 » Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
  • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

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