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Birthday December 1, 1913

• The temperature on December 1, 1913 was between 5.6 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
  • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
  • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1911 » Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman († 1999)
• 1911 » Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager († 1984)
• 1912 » Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center († 1986)
• 1913 » Mary Martin, American actress and singer († 1990)
• 1916 » Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2015)