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Birthday September 20, 1907

• The temperature on September 20, 1907 was between 6.5 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
  • January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
  • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Stevie Smith, English author and poet († 1971)
• 1906 » Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1906 » Vera Faddeeva, Russian mathematician († 1983)
• 1911 » Shriram Sharma, Indian philosopher and activist († 1991)
• 1913 » Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist and academic († 2001)
• 1914 » Kenneth More, English actor († 1982)