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Birthday December 13, 1913

• The temperature on December 13, 1913 was between 4.0 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
  • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
  • October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter († 1972)
• 1911 » Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1999)
• 1912 » Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player († 1989)
• 1913 » Arnold Brown, English-Canadian missionary, 11th General of The Salvation Army († 2002)
• 1914 » Alan Bullock, English historian and author († 2004)
• 1914 » Larry Noble, English comedian and actor († 1993)