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Birthday December 14, 1901

• The temperature on December 14, 1901 was between -0.4 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
  • February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
  • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » DeFord Bailey, American Hall of Fame country and blues musician († 1982)
• 1901 » Henri Cochet, French tennis player († 1987)
• 1901 » Paul of Greece († 1964)
• 1902 » Frances Bavier, American actress († 1989)
• 1902 » Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1988)
• 1903 » Walter Rangeley, English sprinter († 1982)