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Birthday April 11, 1917

• The temperature on April 11, 1917 was between -5.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
  • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
  • September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
  • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
  • November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer († 1987)
• 1916 » Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian-Swiss pianist and composer († 1983)
• 1916 » Howard W. Koch, American director and producer († 2001)
• 1917 » David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author († 2005)
• 1918 » Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician († 2003)
• 1919 » Raymond Carr, English historian and academic († 2015)