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Birthday September 2, 1912

• The temperature on September 2, 1912 was between 7.7 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 14.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
  • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
  • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
  • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
  • October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
  • November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist († 2004)
• 1911 » Romare Bearden, American painter and author († 1988)
• 1911 » William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation († 1978)
• 1912 » Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer († 1967)
• 1913 » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager († 1981)
• 1913 » Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist († 2009)