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Birthday July 6, 1907

• The temperature on July 6, 1907 was between 9.8 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
  • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
  • July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
  • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer († 1986)
• 1905 » Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect († 1982)
• 1907 » Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator († 1954)
• 1907 » George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada († 2002)
• 1908 » Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat († 2001)
• 1909 » Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania († 1999)