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Birthday May 2, 1908

• The temperature on May 2, 1908 was between 8.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
  • March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
  • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
  • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1943)
• 1910 » Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author († 2005)