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Birthday September 10, 1912

• The temperature on September 10, 1912 was between 6.9 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
  • April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
  • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
  • September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
  • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania († 2004)
• 1912 » Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India († 2002)
• 1913 » Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil († 2009)
• 1914 » Robert Wise, American director and producer († 2005)
• 1914 » Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1990)
• 1915 » Edmond O'Brien, American actor († 1985)