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Birthday May 4, 1909

• The temperature on May 4, 1909 was between 2.1 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
  • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1906 » Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1987)
• 1907 » Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet († 1996)
• 1907 » Walter Walsh, American target shooter and FBI agent († 2014)
• 1908 » Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete († 1949)
• 1911 » Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer († 1990)