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Birthday March 11, 1914

• The average temperature on March 11, 1914 was 2.3 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
  • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
  • September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
  • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Source: Wikipedia

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