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Birthday March 13, 1914

• The temperature on March 13, 1914 was between 1.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (38%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
  • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
  • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
  • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1943)
• 1914 » W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright († 1998)
• 1916 » Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic († 2017)
• 1916 » Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See († 2013)