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Birthday August 15, 1901

• The temperature on August 15, 1901 was between 13.2 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • March 23 » Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.
  • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
  • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
  • August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
  • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
  • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)
• 1900 » Estelle Brody, American silent film actress († 1995)
• 1900 » Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator († 1982)
• 1901 » Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá († 1988)
• 1901 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist († 1975)
• 1902 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic († 1943)