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Birthday February 13, 1917

• The temperature on February 13, 1917 was between -2.9 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
  • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
  • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
  • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
  • November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Aung San, Burmese general and politician, 5th Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma († 1947)
• 1915 » Lyle Bettger, American actor († 2003)
• 1916 » Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist († 1987)
• 1919 » Eddie Robinson, American football player and coach († 2007)
• 1919 » Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor († 1991)
• 1920 » Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter († 1987)