Genealogy Van Melzen » Harmtje Post (1909-)

Birthday March 12, 1909

• The average temperature on March 12, 1909 was -0.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
  • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
  • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
  • August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
  • November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic († 2007)
• 1908 » David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore († 1995)
• 1908 » Rita Angus, New Zealand painter († 1970)
• 1909 » Petras Cvirka, Lithuanian author († 1947)
• 1910 » László Lékai, Archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal († 1986)
• 1910 » Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime Minister of Japan († 1980)