Eijsermans family tree » Franciscus Cornelius Pijnenborgh (1907-)

Birthday July 27, 1907

• The temperature on July 27, 1907 was between 8.7 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist and neurologist († 1999)
• 1906 » Jerzy Giedroyc, Polish author and activist († 2000)
• 1907 » Carl McClellan Hill, American educator and academic administrator († 1995)
• 1907 » Irene Fischer, Austrian-American geodesist and mathematician († 2009)
• 1907 » Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor († 1937)
• 1908 » Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author († 1996)