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Birthday May 1, 1917

• The temperature on May 1, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
  • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
  • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
  • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
  • December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1917 » John Beradino, American baseball player and actor († 1996)
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