Genealogy Gomes » Jan Rudolph Karel Blom (1913-)

Birthday March 28, 1913

• The temperature on March 28, 1913 was between 2.9 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
  • February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
  • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
  • April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.

Source: Wikipedia

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