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Birthday September 9, 1914

• The temperature on September 9, 1914 was between 14.1 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
  • November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
  • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic († 2004)
• 1918 » Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy († 2012)
• 1919 » Gottfried Dienst, Swiss footballer and referee († 1998)
• 1919 » Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster († 1996)