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Birthday April 21, 1914

• The temperature on April 21, 1914 was between 3.5 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
  • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
  • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
  • September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
  • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
  • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist († 2012)
• 1912 » Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1913 » Norman Parkinson, English photographer († 1990)
• 1914 » Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling († 2013)
• 1915 » Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor († 2001)
• 1915 » Garrett Hardin, American ecologist, author, and academic († 2003)