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Birthday August 24, 1913

• The temperature on August 24, 1913 was between 10.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
  • October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
  • December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier († 1998)
• 1911 » Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer († 2000)
• 1913 » Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer († 2009)
• 1915 » James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author († 1987)
• 1915 » Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist († 1969)
• 1917 » Dennis James, American game show host († 1997)