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Birthday November 26, 1906

• The temperature on November 26, 1906 was between 7.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
  • March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
  • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
  • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
  • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
  • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Armand Frappier, Canadian physician and microbiologist († 1991)
• 1904 » K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic († 2011)
• 1905 » Bob Johnson, American baseball player († 1982)
• 1907 » Ruth Patrick, American botanist († 2013)
• 1908 » Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-Scottish businessman, founded Forte Group († 2007)
• 1908 » Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager († 1989)