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Birthday September 15, 1907

• The temperature on September 15, 1907 was between 6.4 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
  • May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
  • 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.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Jacques Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 1960)
• 1906 » Walter E. Rollins, American songwriter († 1973)
• 1907 » Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress († 2004)
• 1907 » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and author († 1968)
• 1908 » Kid Sheik, American trumpet player († 1996)
• 1908 » Penny Singleton, American actress and singer († 2003)