Eijsermans family tree » Maria Cornelia Leijten (1914-)

Birthday September 10, 1914

• The temperature on September 10, 1914 was between 12.0 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
  • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
  • August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
  • August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
  • August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
  • October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
  • December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1913 » Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil († 2009)
• 1914 » Robert Wise, American director and producer († 2005)
• 1914 » Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1990)
• 1915 » Edmond O'Brien, American actor († 1985)
• 1917 » Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat († 2009)