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Birthday December 8, 1911

• The temperature on December 8, 1911 was between 1.0 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 14 » Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
  • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
  • August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
  • September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
  • September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress († 1990)
• 1908 » John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts († 1994)
• 1911 » Lee J. Cobb, American actor († 1976)
• 1911 » Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter († 1992)
• 1913 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer († 1966)
• 1914 » Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)