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Birthday March 15, 1912

• The temperature on March 15, 1912 was between 7.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1 » The Republic of China is established.
  • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
  • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
  • October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter († 1986)
• 1912 » Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1982)
• 1912 » Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author († 1979)
• 1913 » Jack Fairman, English race car driver († 2002)
• 1913 » Macdonald Carey, American actor († 1994)
• 1916 » Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot († 2009)