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Birthday October 6, 1912

• The temperature on October 6, 1912 was between -2.3 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
  • April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
  • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
  • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  • December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State († 2002)
• 1910 » Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer († 1974)
• 1912 » Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician († 2011)
• 1913 » Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer († 1985)
• 1914 » Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright († 2002)
• 1914 » Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer († 2002)