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Birthday March 21, 1911

• The temperature on March 21, 1911 was between 0.9 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
  • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
  • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
  • May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
  • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Harry Lane, English footballer († 1977)
• 1910 » Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery († 1993)
• 1910 » Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator († 1978)
• 1911 » Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor († 1992)
• 1912 » André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician († 1968)
• 1913 » George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot († 1991)