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Birthday April 12, 1913

• The temperature on April 12, 1913 was between -1.3 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
  • December 1 » Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Source: Wikipedia

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