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Birthday March 20, 1917

• The temperature on March 20, 1917 was between 0.6 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
  • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
  • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
  • April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
  • May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
  • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1917 » Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel († 1984)
• 1918 » Donald Featherstone, English soldier and author († 2013)
• 1918 » Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions († 1984)
• 1918 » Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer († 2013)