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Birthday July 6, 1906

• The temperature on July 6, 1906 was between 10.4 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
  • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
  • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
  • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
  • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of The Salvation Army († 1996)
• 1904 » Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer († 1986)
• 1905 » Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect († 1982)
• 1907 » Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator († 1954)
• 1907 » George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada († 2002)
• 1908 » Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat († 2001)