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Birthday July 21, 1916

• The temperature on July 21, 1916 was between 7.9 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
  • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
  • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
  • June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1920 » Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 2005)
• 1920 » Isaac Stern, Polish violinist and conductor († 2001)
• 1920 » Jean Daniel, Algerian-French-Jewish journalist and author († 2020)