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Birthday January 9, 1906

• The temperature on January 9, 1906 was between 0.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
  • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
  • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
  • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
  • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
  • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman († 1997)
• 1907 » Earl W. Renfroe, African American orthodontist, educator, and activist († 2000)
• 1907 » Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch († 2013)
• 1908 » Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author († 1986)
• 1909 » Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta († 2008)
• 1909 » Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist († 1992)