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Birthday June 23, 1909

• The temperature on June 23, 1909 was between 8.0 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
  • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • February 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
  • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
  • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician († 1981)
• 1909 » Georges Rouquier, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 1989)
• 1910 » Bill King, English commander and author († 2012)
• 1910 » Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 2008)
• 1910 » Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1910 » Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer († 2000)