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Birthday June 7, 1912

• The temperature on June 7, 1912 was between 9.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
  • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
  • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
  • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
  • November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer († 1990)
• 1910 » Mike Sebastian, American football player and coach († 1989)
• 1911 » Brooks Stevens, American engineer and designer, designed the Wienermobile († 1995)
• 1912 » Jacques Hélian, French bandleader († 1986)