Kennedy Family Tree » Violet Winifred E ancell (1911-1993)

Birthday January 13, 1911

• The temperature on January 13, 1911 was between -5.2 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged -1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
  • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
  • September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
  • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
  • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator († 1989)
• 1911 » Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland († 2005)
• 1914 » Osa Massen, Danish-American actress († 2006)
• 1914 » Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1992)