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Birthday May 24, 1911

• The temperature on May 24, 1911 was between 10.0 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
  • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
  • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
  • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
  • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
  • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » George Nakashima, American woodworker and architect († 1990)
• 1909 » Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician († 1992)
• 1910 » Jimmy Demaret, American golfer († 1983)
• 1913 » Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier († 1993)
• 1914 » Lilli Palmer, German-American actress († 1986)
• 1916 » Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales († 2002)