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Birthday December 14, 1914

• The temperature on December 14, 1914 was between 5.8 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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.
  • August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
  • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
  • October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
  • October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.

Source: Wikipedia

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