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Birthday May 13, 1907

• The temperature on May 13, 1907 was between 12.2 °C and 28.8 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist († 1984)
• 1905 » Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India († 1977)
• 1907 » Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright († 1989)
• 1908 » Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator († 1996)
• 1909 » Ken Darby, American composer and conductor († 1992)
• 1911 » Robert Middleton, American actor († 1977)