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Birthday December 5, 1923

• The temperature on December 5, 1923 was between 1.7 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
  • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
  • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
  • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
  • October 22 » The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.
  • November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » Alvy Moore, American actor and producer († 1997)
• 1922 » Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist († 2011)
• 1922 » Don Robertson, American songwriter and pianist († 2015)
• 1924 » Robert Sobukwe, South African banker and politician († 1978)
• 1925 » Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua († 1980)
• 1926 » Adetowun Ogunsheye, first female Nigerian professor and university dean