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Day of death April 14, 1919

• The temperature on April 14, 1919 was between 3.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
  • March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
  • May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
  • June 21 » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
  • September 18 » The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
  • October 17 » RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1917 » L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (b. 1859)
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