Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmina Catharina Maria van der Kroft (1913-)

Birthday November 24, 1913

• The temperature on November 24, 1913 was between -0.5 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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.
  • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
  • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
  • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
  • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
  • December 1 » Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
  • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic († 1993)
• 1912 » Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator († 1972)
• 1912 » Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter († 1999)
• 1912 » Joan Sanderson, English actress († 1992)
• 1913 » Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-American actress († 2005)
• 1913 » Howard Duff, American actor, director, and producer († 1990)