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Birthday October 30, 1907

• The temperature on October 30, 1907 was between 7.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
  • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
  • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Alexander Gode, German-American linguist and translator († 1970)
• 1906 » Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver († 1966)
• 1906 » Hermann Fegelein, German general († 1945)
• 1907 » Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic († 1995)
• 1908 » Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress († 1996)
• 1908 » U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian politician († 1963)