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Birthday September 10, 1916

• The temperature on September 10, 1916 was between 12.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
  • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
  • June 30 » World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
  • July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
  • July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
  • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil († 2009)
• 1914 » Robert Wise, American director and producer († 2005)
• 1914 » Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1990)
• 1915 » Edmond O'Brien, American actor († 1985)
• 1917 » Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat († 2009)
• 1919 » Lex van Delden, Dutch composer († 1988)