Stambomen Droste, Casand en Boogaart » Harold van Someren (1914-)

Birthday February 6, 1914

• The temperature on February 6, 1914 was between -1.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
  • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
  • July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
  • August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Christopher Hill, English historian and author († 2003)
• 1912 » Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler († 1945)
• 1913 » Mary Leakey, English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist († 1996)
• 1914 » Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer († 2005)
• 1915 » Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter († 1998)
• 1916 » John Crank, English mathematician and physicist († 2006)