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Birthday May 2, 1909

• The temperature on May 2, 1909 was between 2.2 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
  • February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
  • March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
  • March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
  • May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
  • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1907 » Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host († 1993)
• 1908 » Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist († 1998)
• 1909 » Teddy Stauffer, Swiss bandleader, musician, and actor († 1991)
• 1910 » Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1943)
• 1910 » Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author († 2005)