Genealogy Rolink » Maria Luise Brink (1907-1973)

Birthday January 26, 1907

• The temperature on January 26, 1907 was between -6.7 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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.
  • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Charles Lane, American actor and singer († 2007)
• 1907 » Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist († 2001)
• 1907 » Henry Cotton, English golfer († 1987)
• 1908 » Jill Esmond, English actress († 1990)
• 1908 » Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor († 2009)
• 1908 » Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist († 1997)