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Birthday August 19, 1912

• The temperature on August 19, 1912 was between 9.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
  • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
  • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
  • October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Quentin Bell, English historian and author († 1996)
• 1910 » Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church († 1946)
• 1911 » Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author († 2004)
• 1913 » John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic († 2004)
• 1913 » Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author († 1993)
• 1913 » Richard Simmons, American actor († 2003)