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Birthday November 13, 1911

• The temperature on November 13, 1911 was between 4.2 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
  • January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
  • May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
  • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
  • September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
  • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
  • December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Vincent Apap, Maltese sculptor († 2003)
• 1910 » Pat Reid, Indian-English soldier and author († 1990)
• 1910 » William Bradford Huie, American journalist and author († 1986)
• 1911 » Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager († 2006)
• 1913 » Lon Nol, Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia († 1985)
• 1913 » V. Appapillai, Sri Lankan physicist and academic († 2001)