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Birthday May 17, 1912

• The temperature on May 17, 1912 was between 4.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
  • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
  • September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  • October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
  • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model († 1992)
• 1911 » Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress († 1998)
• 1912 » Ace Parker, American baseball and football player († 2013)
• 1912 » Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General († 2004)
• 1912 » Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor († 2006)
• 1913 » Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver and author († 2007)