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Birthday February 14, 1907

• The temperature on February 14, 1907 was between -1.6 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
  • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Stuart Erwin, American actor († 1967)
• 1905 » Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer († 1969)
• 1907 » Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer († 2003)
• 1911 » Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor († 2009)
• 1912 » Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author († 1988)
• 1913 » Mel Allen, American sportscaster († 1996)