Genealogy Digmannus Joannis » Willem Maarten van Oorschot (1907-)

Birthday September 12, 1907

• The temperature on September 12, 1907 was between 9.6 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (79%). 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 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 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent († 1942)
• 1904 » John Courtney Murray, American priest and theologian († 1967)
• 1904 » Lou Moore, American race car driver († 1956)
• 1905 » Linda Agostini, English-Australian murder victim († 1934)
• 1907 » Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright († 1963)
• 1909 » Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician († 1986)