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Birthday March 12, 1923

• The temperature on March 12, 1923 was between -0.2 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
  • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
  • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
  • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
  • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
  • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

Source: Wikipedia

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