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Birthday June 14, 1906

• The temperature on June 14, 1906 was between 9.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
  • April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
  • November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1904 » Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist († 1971)
• 1905 » Arthur Davis, American animator and director († 2000)
• 1905 » Steve Broidy, American businessman († 1991)
• 1907 » Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator († 1978)
• 1907 » René Char, French poet and author († 1988)