Genealogische data Golse Genen » Maria Cornelia Emmen (1914-)

Birthday August 4, 1914

• The temperature on August 4, 1914 was between 13.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
  • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
  • October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

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