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Birthday January 14, 1912

• The temperature on January 14, 1912 was between -1.3 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
  • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
  • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
  • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

Source: Wikipedia

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