Scherek Arbol » Leonard Seymour Lavenberg Loewenberg (1917-1965)

Birthday July 20, 1917

• The temperature on July 20, 1917 was between 10.0 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
  • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
  • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
  • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
  • December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.

Source: Wikipedia

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