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Birthday February 25, 1932

• The temperature on February 25, 1932 was between -0.9 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
  • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • July 29 » Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
  • November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1928 » A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., prominent African-American civil rights advocate, author, and federal court judge († 1998)
• 1928 » Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman; winner of four Olympic gold medals, 1948–1960 († 2016)
• 1932 » Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist; member of Country Music Hall of Fame († 1996)
• 1932 » Tony Brooks, English racing driver; six Formula One victories, second in 1959 World Championship
• 1934 » Tony Lema, American golfer; winner of the 1964 Open Championship († 1966)
• 1935 » Oktay Sinanoglu, Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist; two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry († 2015)