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Birthday November 3, 1908

• The temperature on November 3, 1908 was between 0.8 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
  • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
  • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
  • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
  • September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
  • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1908 » Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach († 1990)
• 1908 » Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy († 2001)
• 1909 » James Reston, Scottish-American journalist and author († 1995)
• 1910 » Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer, and screenwriter († 1989)