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Day of death October 31, 1916

• The temperature on October 31, 1916 was between 6.6 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
  • September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
  • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
  • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
• 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)