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Birthday April 3, 1916

• The temperature on April 3, 1916 was between 1.4 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
  • February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
  • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
  • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player († 2008)
• 1915 » İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish physician and academic († 2010)
• 1915 » Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2016)
• 1916 » Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer († 1988)
• 1916 » Herb Caen, American journalist and author († 1997)
• 1916 » Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer († 1991)