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Birthday January 13, 1913

• The temperature on January 13, 1913 was between -4.7 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
  • March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
  • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
  • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
  • December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Helm Glöckler, German race car driver († 1993)
• 1910 » Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator († 1989)
• 1911 » Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland († 2005)
• 1914 » Osa Massen, Danish-American actress († 2006)
• 1914 » Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1992)
• 1919 » Robert Stack, American actor († 2003)