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Birthday February 23, 1911

• The temperature on February 23, 1911 was between 5.6 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
  • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
  • 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.
  • July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
  • August 29 » The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
  • November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
  • November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter († 1980)
• 1904 » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian († 1993)
• 1908 » William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia († 1988)
• 1915 » Jon Hall, American actor and director († 1979)
• 1915 » Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot († 2007)
• 1919 » Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager († 1995)