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Birthday September 1, 1911

• The temperature on September 1, 1911 was between 9.7 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
  • July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
  • August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
  • September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
  • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1908 » Lou Kenton, Jewish-English soldier and potter († 2012)
• 1909 » E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat († 1957)
• 1913 » Christian Nyby, American director and producer († 1993)
• 1913 » Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator († 1979)
• 1914 » John H. Adams, American jockey († 1995)