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Birthday January 7, 1912

• The temperature on January 7, 1912 was between -4.2 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
  • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
  • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
  • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
  • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
  • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

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