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Birthday October 9, 1907

• The temperature on October 9, 1907 was between 8.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
  • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist († 1985)
• 1906 » Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal († 2001)
• 1907 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer († 1930)
• 1907 » Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1907 » Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain († 2001)
• 1908 » Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic († 1961)