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Birthday September 9, 1907

• The temperature on September 9, 1907 was between 9.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
  • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian philosopher and poet († 1981)
• 1905 » Joseph E. Levine, American film producer, founded Embassy Pictures († 1987)
• 1906 » Ali Hadi Bara, Iranian-Turkish sculptor and educator († 1971)
• 1907 » Leon Edel, American author and critic († 1997)
• 1908 » Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and author († 1950)
• 1908 » Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral († 1945)