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Birthday July 14, 1908

• The temperature on July 14, 1908 was between 11.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
  • March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
  • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
  • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
  • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman, founded Carvel († 1990)
• 1906 » William H. Tunner, American general († 1983)
• 1907 » Chico Landi, Brazilian race car driver († 1989)
• 1910 » William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera († 2001)
• 1911 » Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author († 2000)
• 1912 » Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1967)