Genealogy Snikkers en Van het Hof » Elizabeth Francisca Maria van Steenderen (1912-)

Birthday November 28, 1912

• The temperature on November 28, 1912 was between -1.5 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
  • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
  • 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.
  • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
  • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
  • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1911 » Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright († 1973)
• 1912 » Morris Louis, American painter († 1962)
• 1913 » Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic († 1994)
• 1915 » Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic († 2011)
• 1915 » Yves Thériault, Canadian author († 1983)