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Birthday March 27, 1911

• The temperature on March 27, 1911 was between 1.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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.
  • May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
  • May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
  • September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
  • November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
  • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

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