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Birthday April 6, 1907

• The temperature on April 6, 1907 was between 2.8 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
  • 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.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
  • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer († 1966)
• 1904 » Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and Chancellor of Germany († 1988)
• 1908 » Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author († 1994)
• 1909 » Hermann Lang, German race car driver († 1987)
• 1909 » William M. Branham, American minister and theologian († 1965)
• 1910 » Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist († 2018)