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Birthday July 19, 1907

• The temperature on July 19, 1907 was between 10.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
  • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Samudrala Raghavacharya, Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1968)
• 1904 » Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer († 1985)
• 1907 » Isabel Jewell, American actress († 1972)
• 1908 » Daniel Fry, American contactee († 1992)
• 1909 » Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author († 2004)
• 1912 » Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate († 2016)