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Birthday October 1, 1916

• The temperature on October 1, 1916 was between 2.4 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
  • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
  • June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
  • June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1913 » Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer († 1998)
• 1914 » Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress († 2004)
• 1915 » Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author († 2016)
• 1917 » Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian († 2009)
• 1919 » Bob Boyd, American baseball player († 2004)