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Birthday September 25, 1910

• The temperature on September 25, 1910 was between 6.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
  • August 22 » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
  • October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
  • October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
  • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer († 1975)
• 1906 » Phyllis Pearsall, English painter, cartographer, and author († 1996)
• 1906 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist, and music critic († 1962)
• 1908 » Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1910 » Ralph Jordan, American football player and coach († 1980)
• 1911 » Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago († 1981)