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Birthday March 31, 1914

• The temperature on March 31, 1914 was between 7.6 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
  • August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
  • August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
  • November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
  • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
  • November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » William Lederer, American soldier and author († 2009)
• 1913 » Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist († 2006)
• 1914 » Dagmar Lange, Swedish author († 1991)
• 1914 » Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)
• 1915 » Albert Hourani, English historian and author († 1993)
• 1915 » Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese sergeant († 1997)