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Birthday January 9, 1907

• The temperature on January 9, 1907 was between 3.0 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Earl W. Renfroe, African American orthodontist, educator, and activist († 2000)
• 1907 » Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch († 2013)
• 1908 » Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author († 1986)
• 1909 » Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta († 2008)
• 1909 » Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist († 1992)
• 1910 » Tom Evenson, English runner († 1997)