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Birthday November 16, 1908

• The temperature on November 16, 1908 was between -2.3 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
  • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
  • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
  • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
  • December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

Source: Wikipedia

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