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Birthday July 15, 1913

• The temperature on July 15, 1913 was between 14.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 31.2 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
  • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
  • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
  • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet and author († 2010)
• 1913 » Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1963)
• 1913 » Hammond Innes, English journalist and author († 1998)
• 1914 » Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist († 1999)
• 1914 » Birabongse Bhanudej, Thai racing driver and sailor, member of the Thai royal family († 1985)
• 1914 » Howard Vernon, Swiss-French actor († 1996)