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Birthday March 21, 1916

• The temperature on March 21, 1916 was between 4.9 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 15.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
  • April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
  • June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
  • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer († 1990)
• 1916 » Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player († 2006)
• 1916 » Ken Wharton, English race car driver († 1957)
• 1917 » Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright († 1994)
• 1918 » Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer († 2016)
• 1918 » Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin († 2014)