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Birthday March 21, 1911

• The temperature on March 21, 1911 was between 0.9 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (20%). 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 year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
  • April 6 » During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
  • September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
  • September 25 » An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
  • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
  • November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery († 1993)
• 1910 » Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator († 1978)
• 1911 » Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor († 1992)
• 1912 » André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician († 1968)
• 1913 » George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot († 1991)