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Birthday February 10, 1906

• The temperature on February 10, 1906 was between -3.0 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
  • March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
  • September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
  • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1963)
• 1905 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader († 1939)
• 1905 » Walter A. Brown, American businessman, founded the Boston Celtics († 1964)
• 1906 » Lon Chaney Jr., American actor († 1973)
• 1907 » Anthony Cottrell, New Zealand rugby player († 1988)
• 1908 » Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer and educator († 2000)