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Birthday June 7, 1903

• The temperature on June 7, 1903 was between 10.0 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
  • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
  • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
  • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
  • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
  • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author and critic († 1973)
• 1902 » Georges Van Parys, French composer († 1971)
• 1902 » Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic († 2000)
• 1905 » James J. Braddock, American lieutenant and boxer († 1974)
• 1906 » Glen Gray, American saxophonist and bandleader († 1963)
• 1907 » Sigvard Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg († 2002)