Genealogy Pot en Smit » DOODGEBOREN KIND SMIT (1909-1909)

Birthday April 13, 1909

• The temperature on April 13, 1909 was between 5.5 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
  • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
  • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
  • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1989)
• 1907 » Harold Stassen, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota († 2001)
• 1909 » Eudora Welty, American short story writer and novelist († 2001)
• 1911 » Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer and manager († 1946)
• 1911 » Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist († 1994)
• 1911 » Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer († 1983)