Dreyer Tree » Esme Thelma Elizabeth Dreyer (1914-)

Birthday December 27, 1914

• The temperature on December 27, 1914 was between 0.3 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
  • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
  • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
  • August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
  • September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
  • September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress († 2006)
• 1915 » Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager († 1999)
• 1915 » William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic († 2001)
• 1916 » Cathy Lewis, American actress († 1968)
• 1916 » Werner Baumbach, German pilot († 1953)
• 1917 » Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 2015)