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Birthday November 20, 1907

• The temperature on November 20, 1907 was between 2.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Vera Tanner, English swimmer († 1971)
• 1907 » Fran Allison, American entertainer († 1989)
• 1907 » Henri-Georges Clouzot, French film director, screenwriter and producer († 1977)
• 1907 » Mihai Beniuc, Romanian socialist and writer († 1988)
• 1908 » Alistair Cooke, British-American journalist and author († 2004)
• 1908 » Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse († 1968)