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Birthday July 16, 1906

• The temperature on July 16, 1906 was between 10.3 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
  • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
  • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
  • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
  • December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge († 1968)
• 1904 » Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor († 2003)
• 1906 » Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1907 » Barbara Stanwyck, American actress († 1990)
• 1907 » Frances Horwich, American educator and television host († 2001)
• 1907 » Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's († 1995)