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Birthday December 19, 1907

• The temperature on December 19, 1907 was between 5.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
  • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

Source: Wikipedia

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