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Birthday May 12, 1912

• The temperature on May 12, 1912 was between 8.6 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
  • October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
  • November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
  • December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » James Dudley, American baseball player, wrestling manager and executive († 2004)
• 1910 » Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname († 2010)
• 1911 » Charles Biro, American author and illustrator († 1972)
• 1912 » Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner († 2001)
• 1912 » Marshal Royal, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1995)