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Birthday March 15, 1905

• The temperature on March 15, 1905 was between 4.2 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1905: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
  • February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
  • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
  • September 8 » The 7.2 M_w  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
  • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
  • December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1900 » Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer († 1987)
• 1904 » George Brent, Irish-American actor († 1979)
• 1904 » J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor († 1985)
• 1905 » Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge († 1944)
• 1907 » Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer († 1981)
• 1909 » Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter († 1986)