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Birthday April 10, 1922

• The temperature on April 10, 1922 was between -3.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
  • March 10 » Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
  • April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
  • July 24 » The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
  • August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
  • August 22 » Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor († 1992)
• 1921 » Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States († 2008)
• 1921 » Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter and actor († 2003)
• 1923 » Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor († 2008)
• 1923 » Jane Kean, American actress and singer († 2013)
• 1923 » Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author († 2000)