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Birthday August 1, 1914

• The temperature on August 1, 1914 was between 13.7 °C and 26.3 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
  • August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
  • August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
  • September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
  • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
  • September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia († 1979)
• 1912 » Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic († 1994)
• 1912 » Henry Jones, American actor († 1999)
• 1914 » Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator († 2015)
• 1914 » J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter († 2002)
• 1914 » Jack Delano, American photographer and composer († 1997)