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Birthday May 4, 1911

• The temperature on May 4, 1911 was between 4.0 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
  • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
  • November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet († 1996)
• 1908 » Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete († 1949)
• 1911 » Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer († 1990)
• 1913 » John Broome, American author († 1999)
• 1913 » Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark († 2007)
• 1914 » Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna († 1971)