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Birthday February 25, 1914

• The temperature on February 25, 1914 was between 1.1 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
  • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
  • July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
  • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
  • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician († 1992)
• 1913 » Gert Fröbe, German actor; title role in Goldfinger († 1988)
• 1913 » Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter; the voice of Mr. Magoo († 1989)
• 1915 » S. Rajaratnam, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore († 2006)
• 1917 » Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic († 1993)
• 1918 » Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 († 1995)