Genealogy Harssema » Jan Sierk REITSMA (1906-)

Birthday November 25, 1906

• The temperature on November 25, 1906 was between 6.6 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
  • September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter († 1964)
• 1904 » Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor († 2000)
• 1905 » Samiha Ayverdi, Turkish mystic and author († 1993)
• 1906 » Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician († 2001)
• 1907 » John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot († 1938)
• 1908 » Natyaguru Nurul Momen, Bangladeshi playwright, author, educator, director and media personality († 1990)