Eijsermans family tree » Wilhelmus Johannes Cornelis Marie de Jong (1906-)

Birthday December 1, 1906

• The temperature on December 1, 1906 was between 0.4 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
  • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
  • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

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