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Birthday November 15, 1916

• The temperature on November 15, 1916 was between -1.3 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
  • August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
  • August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
  • September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
  • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
  • November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge († 2014)
• 1916 » Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer († 2008)
• 1916 » Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados († 1995)
• 1919 » Carol Bruce, American singer and actress († 2007)