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Birthday August 10, 1914

• The temperature on August 10, 1914 was between 13.6 °C and 28.8 °C and averaged 21.2 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
  • August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
  • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
  • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
  • October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
  • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1913 » Noah Beery Jr., American actor († 1994)
• 1913 » Wolfgang Paul, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1993)
• 1914 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player († 1973)
• 1914 » Jeff Corey, American actor and director († 2002)
• 1914 » Ray Smith, English cricketer († 1996)