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Birthday October 17, 1922

• The temperature on October 17, 1922 was between 1.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• 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 1922: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
  • January 11 » First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
  • March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
  • April 16 » The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
  • May 30 » The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
  • August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
  • September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright († 1996)
• 1921 » Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast († 2001)
• 1921 » Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author († 2012)
• 1921 » Tom Poston, American actor and comedian († 2007)
• 1922 » Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer († 2001)
• 1922 » Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival († 2012)