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Birthday August 22, 1907

• The temperature on August 22, 1907 was between 11.2 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
  • December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
  • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger († 1990)
• 1904 » Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 1997)
• 1908 » Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach († 1993)
• 1908 » Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter († 2004)
• 1909 » Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer († 2000)
• 1909 » Mel Hein, American football player and coach († 1992)