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Birthday September 19, 1916

• The temperature on September 19, 1916 was between 5.7 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
  • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
  • September 8 » In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Frances Farmer, American actress († 1970)
• 1913 » Helen Ward, American singer († 1998)
• 1915 » Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer († 1973)
• 1918 » Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter († 2006)
• 1919 » Amalia Hernández, Mexican choreographer and dancer († 2000)
• 1919 » Roger Grenier, French journalist and author († 2017)