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Birthday September 2, 1910

• The temperature on September 2, 1910 was between 5.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
  • March 8 » French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
  • May 4 » The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
  • June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
  • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
  • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer († 2017)
• 1910 » Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society († 2005)
• 1910 » Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic († 1996)
• 1911 » Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist († 2004)
• 1911 » Romare Bearden, American painter and author († 1988)
• 1911 » William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation († 1978)