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Birthday October 1, 1913

• The temperature on October 1, 1913 was between 8.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
  • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
  • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
  • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
  • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile († 2004)
• 1911 » Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher († 1994)
• 1912 » Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester († 2014)
• 1913 » Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist († 2009)
• 1913 » Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer († 1998)
• 1914 » Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress († 2004)