Lambert Freriks » Johannes Wilbrink (1911-)

Birthday February 12, 1911

• The temperature on February 12, 1911 was between 1.3 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
  • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
  • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
  • August 29 » Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher († 1931)
• 1908 » Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist († 1982)
• 1909 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician († 1945)
• 1909 » Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator († 2005)
• 1911 » Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater († 1994)
• 1912 » R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright († 1972)