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Birthday December 1, 1911

• The temperature on December 1, 1911 was between 0.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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.
  • January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
  • January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
  • May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  • September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer († 2004)
• 1911 » Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman († 1999)
• 1911 » Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager († 1984)
• 1912 » Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center († 1986)
• 1913 » Mary Martin, American actress and singer († 1990)
• 1916 » Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2015)