Genealogy N.P. Mantel » Anna Divera Schoutsen (1912-)

Birthday July 23, 1912

• The temperature on July 23, 1912 was between 14.4 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
  • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
  • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
  • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
  • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
  • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic († 2015)
• 1912 » Michael Wilding, English actor († 1979)
• 1913 » Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment († 2010)
• 1914 » Elly Annie Schneider, German-American actress († 2004)
• 1914 » Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (d.2010)
• 1914 » Virgil Finlay, American illustrator († 1971)