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Birthday June 1, 1906

• The temperature on June 1, 1906 was between 4.1 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
  • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
  • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
  • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
  • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic († 1986)
• 1903 » Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr († 1973)
• 1905 » Robert Newton, English-American actor († 1956)
• 1907 » Frank Whittle, English airman and engineer, developed the jet engine († 1996)
• 1907 » Jan Patočka, Czech philosopher († 1977)
• 1908 » Julie Campbell Tatham, American author († 1999)