Family tree Eilander » Hendrik Jan Eilander (1908-)

Birthday September 13, 1908

• The temperature on September 13, 1908 was between 4.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
  • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
  • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
  • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Chu Berry, American saxophonist († 1941)
• 1908 » Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright († 1987)
• 1908 » Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist († 1998)
• 1908 » Sicco Mansholt, Dutch farmer and politician, 4th President of the European Commission († 1995)
• 1909 » Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host († 2014)
• 1909 » Ray Bowden, English footballer († 1998)