Genealogy Wylie » Travis Cundiff [Wk ||| Bu] (1917-1917)

Birthday January 12, 1917

• The temperature on January 12, 1917 was between 0.1 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
  • February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
  • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
  • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
  • December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
  • December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer († 1997)
• 1916 » Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2018)
• 1916 » P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa († 2006)
• 1916 » Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor († 2013)
• 1917 » Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2007)
• 1917 » Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2007)