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Birthday December 8, 1911

• The temperature on December 8, 1911 was between 1.0 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
  • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
  • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
  • September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
  • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress († 1990)
• 1908 » John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts († 1994)
• 1911 » Lee J. Cobb, American actor († 1976)
• 1911 » Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter († 1992)
• 1913 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer († 1966)
• 1914 » Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)