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Birthday April 1, 1911

• The temperature on April 1, 1911 was between 0.7 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
  • January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
  • November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
  • December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
  • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1909 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader († 1951)
• 1910 » Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier († 1987)
• 1910 » Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1974)
• 1911 » Augusta Braxton Baker, African American librarian († 1998)
• 1913 » Memos Makris, Greek sculptor († 1993)