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Birthday October 7, 1911

• The temperature on October 7, 1911 was between 6.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
  • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
  • August 29 » Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
  • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
  • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author († 1990)
• 1909 » Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator († 1995)
• 1910 » Henry Plumer McIlhenny, American art collector and philanthropist († 1986)
• 1911 » Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader († 1973)
• 1912 » Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru († 2002)
• 1912 » Peter Walker, English race car driver († 1984)