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Birthday November 9, 1914

• The temperature on November 9, 1914 was between 7.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
  • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
  • August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
  • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
  • September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
  • November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Paulene Myers, American actress († 1996)
• 1914 » Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress and inventor († 2000)
• 1914 » Thomas Berry, American priest, historian, and theologian († 2009)
• 1915 » André François, Romanian-French illustrator, painter, and sculptor († 2005)
• 1915 » Sargent Shriver, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st United States Ambassador to France († 2011)
• 1916 » Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator († 2008)