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Birthday March 2, 1917

• The temperature on March 2, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
  • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
  • November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
  • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon († 2010)
• 1917 » David Goodis, American author and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1917 » Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer († 1986)
• 1917 » Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach († 1976)
• 1919 » Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright († 2014)
• 1919 » Jennifer Jones, American actress († 2009)