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Birthday February 13, 1919

• The temperature on February 13, 1919 was between -5.4 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
  • February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
  • March 2 » The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
  • June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
  • June 14 » John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
  • September 18 » Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1919 » Eddie Robinson, American football player and coach († 2007)
• 1919 » Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor († 1991)
• 1920 » Eileen Farrell, American soprano and educator († 2002)
• 1920 » Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter († 1987)
• 1921 » Aung Khin, Burmese painter († 1996)
• 1921 » Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer († 1968)