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Birthday August 17, 1912

• The temperature on August 17, 1912 was between 10.9 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
  • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
  • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
  • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
  • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer († 2010)
• 1911 » Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer († 1995)
• 1913 » Mark Felt, American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation († 2008)
• 1913 » Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver († 1989)
• 1913 » Rudy York, American baseball player and manager († 1970)
• 1914 » Bill Downs, American journalist († 1978)