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Birthday February 14, 1908

• The temperature on February 14, 1908 was between -1.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
  • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
  • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
  • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
  • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Stuart Erwin, American actor († 1967)
• 1905 » Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer († 1969)
• 1907 » Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer († 2003)
• 1911 » Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor († 2009)
• 1912 » Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author († 1988)
• 1913 » Mel Allen, American sportscaster († 1996)