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Birthday January 6, 1909

• The temperature on January 6, 1909 was between -2.1 and 2.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
  • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
  • February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
  • April 27 » Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
  • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
  • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator († 1989)
• 1912 » Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian († 1991)
• 1912 » Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic († 1994)
• 1913 » Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician († 2001)
• 1913 » Loretta Young, American actress († 2000)