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Birthday May 21, 1907

• The temperature on May 21, 1907 was between 4.0 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
  • May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
  • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1903 » Manly Wade Wellman, American author († 1986)
• 1904 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1943)
• 1904 » Robert Montgomery, American actor and director († 1981)
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