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Birthday December 3, 1912

• The temperature on December 3, 1912 was between -0.9 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
  • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
  • May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
  • October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
  • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.

Source: Wikipedia

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