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Birthday November 11, 1914

• The temperature on November 11, 1914 was between 7.3 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 17.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
  • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
  • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
  • August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
  • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
  • November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Henry Wade, American soldier and lawyer († 2001)
• 1914 » Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter († 2003)
• 1914 » James Gilbert Baker, American astronomer, optician, and academic († 2005)
• 1914 » Taslim Olawale Elias, Nigerian academic and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria († 1991)
• 1915 » William Proxmire, American soldier, journalist, and politician († 2005)