Family tree Menting » Willij Max van der Donk (1908-)

Birthday July 24, 1908

• The temperature on July 24, 1908 was between 11.6 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
  • January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
  • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
  • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
  • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer († 1977)
• 1904 » Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor († 1991)
• 1904 » Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic († 1989)
• 1909 » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2010)
• 1910 » Harry Horner, American director and production designer († 1994)
• 1912 » Essie Summers, New Zealand author († 1998)