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Birthday January 9, 1914

• The temperature on January 9, 1914 was between -0.4 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 21.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
  • August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
  • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
  • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
  • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery († 1996)
• 1913 » Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States († 1994)
• 1914 » Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader († 1985)
• 1915 » Anita Louise, American actress († 1970)
• 1916 » Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director († 1982)
• 1916 » Vic Mizzy, American soldier, pianist, and composer († 2009)