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Birthday December 23, 1917

• The temperature on December 23, 1917 was between -8.7 °C and -3.2 °C and averaged -5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
  • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
  • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
  • November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
  • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic († 1998)
• 1916 » Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1918 » Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany († 2015)
• 1918 » José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer († 2000)
• 1919 » Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot († 2006)
• 1921 » Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director († 2001)