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Birthday March 4, 1907

• The temperature on March 4, 1907 was between -1.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
  • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics († 1994)
• 1906 » Georges Ronsse, Belgian cyclist and manager († 1969)
• 1906 » Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author († 1991)
• 1907 » Edgar Barrier, American actor († 1964)
• 1908 » T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist († 1976)
• 1908 » Thomas Shaw, American singer and guitarist († 1977)