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Birthday February 24, 1914

• The temperature on February 24, 1914 was between 1.8 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
  • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
  • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
  • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1909 » August Derleth, American anthologist and author († 1971)
• 1914 » Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall († 2005)
• 1914 » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist († 1955)
• 1915 » Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer († 1986)
• 1919 » John Carl Warnecke, American architect († 2010)