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Birthday March 15, 1914

• The temperature on March 15, 1914 was between 6.5 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
  • August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
  • November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.
  • December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

Source: Wikipedia

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