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Birthday August 28, 1913

• The temperature on August 28, 1913 was between 13.3 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
  • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
  • March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
  • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  • December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
  • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation († 2009)
• 1913 » Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 1993)
• 1913 » Richard Tucker, American tenor and actor († 1975)
• 1913 » Robert Irving, English conductor and director († 1991)
• 1913 » Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright († 1995)
• 1913 » Terence Reese, English bridge player and author († 1996)