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Birthday September 26, 1904

• The temperature on September 26, 1904 was between 0.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
  • February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
  • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
  • April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
  • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
  • October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1901 » George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer († 1980)
• 1901 » Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician († 1963)
• 1905 » Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach († 1996)
• 1905 » Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player († 2011)
• 1907 » Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy († 1983)
• 1907 » Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian († 1984)