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Birthday March 13, 1907

• The average temperature on March 13, 1907 was 2.9 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
  • February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer († 1988)
• 1907 » Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician († 1985)
• 1908 » Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer († 1997)
• 1908 » Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 2002)
• 1910 » Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author († 1973)
• 1910 » Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader († 1987)