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Birthday July 23, 1920

• The temperature on July 23, 1920 was between 13.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
  • August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
  • August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
  • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
  • November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.
  • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1918 » Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor († 2005)
• 1918 » Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1999)
• 1918 » Ruth Duccini, American actress († 2014)
• 1921 » Calvert DeForest, American actor († 2007)
• 1922 » Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter († 2013)
• 1922 » Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer († 2004)