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Birthday June 9, 1914

• The temperature on June 9, 1914 was between 5.7 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
  • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
  • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
  • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
  • August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
  • October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1970)
• 1915 » Jim McDonald, American football player and coach († 1997)
• 1915 » Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter († 2009)
• 1916 » Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author († 2006)
• 1916 » Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense († 2009)
• 1916 » Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer († 1943)