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Birthday June 15, 1907

• The temperature on June 15, 1907 was between 11.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and author († 1985)
• 1906 » Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer († 1994)
• 1907 » James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator († 1975)
• 1909 » Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator († 2002)
• 1910 » David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1990)
• 1911 » Wilbert Awdry, English author, co-created Thomas the Tank Engine († 1997)