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Birthday February 20, 1911

• The temperature on February 20, 1911 was between 0.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
  • June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
  • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
  • August 29 » The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
  • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
  • December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Gale Gordon, American actor († 1995)
• 1912 » Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War († 2006)
• 1912 » Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author († 1994)
• 1913 » Tommy Henrich, American baseball player and sportscaster († 2009)
• 1914 » John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host († 1991)
• 1916 » Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer