Lax Family Tree » Rudolf Ferdinand Haase (1906-1921)

Birthday February 7, 1906

• The temperature on February 7, 1906 was between -1.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
  • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
  • April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
  • August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
  • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
  • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

Source: Wikipedia

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