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Birthday July 20, 1916

• The temperature on July 20, 1916 was between 8.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
  • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
  • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
  • November 7 » Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.

Source: Wikipedia

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