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Birthday May 6, 1912

• The temperature on May 6, 1912 was between 7.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
  • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
  • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
  • November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Guy des Cars, French journalist and author († 1993)
• 1913 » Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist († 1989)
• 1913 » Stewart Granger, English-American actor († 1993)
• 1915 » Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1985)
• 1915 » Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author († 1986)
• 1916 » Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer († 1997)