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Birthday May 28, 1907

• The temperature on May 28, 1907 was between 4.7 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
  • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
  • 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 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada († 1997)
• 1908 » Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond († 1964)
• 1908 » Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence († 2005)
• 1909 » Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player († 2005)
• 1910 » Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg († 1987)
• 1910 » Rachel Kempson, English actress († 2003)