Family tree Lobé en verwanten. » Johan Gerhard Mensen (1907-)

Birthday October 10, 1907

• The temperature on October 10, 1907 was between 9.8 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Aksella Luts, Estonian actress, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer(† 2005)
• 1906 » Fei Mu, Chinese director and screenwriter († 1951)
• 1906 » Paul Creston, American composer and educator († 1985)
• 1906 » R. K. Narayan, Indian author († 2001)
• 1908 » Johnny Green, American conductor and composer († 1989)
• 1908 » Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author and poet († 1983)