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Birthday July 26, 1901

• The temperature on July 26, 1901 was between 10.3 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (38%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • March 23 » Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.
  • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
  • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
  • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
  • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Tim Birkin, English soldier and race car driver († 1933)
• 1897 » Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician († 1974)
• 1897 » Paul Gallico, American journalist and author († 1976)
• 1900 » Sarah Kafrit, Israeli politician and teacher († 1983)
• 1903 » Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician († 1963)
• 1904 » Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator († 1981)