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Birthday August 27, 1910

• The temperature on August 27, 1910 was between 9.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
  • September 22 » The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
  • November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
  • December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager († 2001)
• 1908 » Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States († 1973)
• 1909 » Charles Pozzi, French race car driver († 2001)
• 1909 » Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1959)
• 1909 » Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist († 1966)
• 1911 » Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer († 2005)