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Birthday August 25, 1913

• The temperature on August 25, 1913 was between 8.0 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
  • March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
  • March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
  • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet († 2012)
• 1910 » George Cisar, American baseball player († 2010)
• 1911 » Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam († 2013)
• 1912 » Erich Honecker, German soldier and politician († 1994)
• 1913 » Don DeFore, American actor († 1993)
• 1913 » Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator († 1973)