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Birthday June 15, 1911

• The temperature on June 15, 1911 was between 6.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • April 6 » During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
  • May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
  • October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
  • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator († 2002)
• 1910 » David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1990)
• 1911 » Wilbert Awdry, English author, co-created Thomas the Tank Engine († 1997)
• 1913 » Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter († 1988)
• 1914 » Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist († 1999)
• 1914 » Yuri Andropov, Russian politician († 1984)