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Birthday February 17, 1908

• The temperature on February 17, 1908 was between 0.7 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
  • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
  • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
  • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Rózsa Politzer, Hungarian mathematician († 1977)
• 1905 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite († 1937)
• 1906 » Mary Brian, American actress († 2002)
• 1908 » Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2007)
• 1908 » Red Barber, American sportscaster († 1992)
• 1910 » Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)