Olson's Tree » Charles William Benner (1906-1980)

Birthday July 24, 1906

• The temperature on July 24, 1906 was between 14.1 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
  • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
  • April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
  • September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

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