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Birthday June 16, 1908

• The temperature on June 16, 1908 was between 11.3 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (22%). 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 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
  • April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
  • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
  • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
  • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
  • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer († 1955)
• 1907 » Jack Albertson, American actor († 1981)
• 1909 » Archie Carr, American ecologist and zoologist († 1987)
• 1910 » Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general and politician, 1st President of Peru († 1977)
• 1912 » Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator († 2004)
• 1912 » Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health († 1998)