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Birthday September 9, 1909

• The temperature on September 9, 1909 was between 7.5 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
  • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
  • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Ali Hadi Bara, Iranian-Turkish sculptor and educator († 1971)
• 1907 » Leon Edel, American author and critic († 1997)
• 1908 » Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and author († 1950)
• 1908 » Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral († 1945)
• 1911 » John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia († 2002)
• 1911 » Paul Goodman, American author, poet, and playwright († 1972)