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Birthday December 6, 1911

• The temperature on December 6, 1911 was between 0.6 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
  • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
  • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
  • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
  • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
  • December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation († 2003)
• 1909 » Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 1996)
• 1909 » Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader († 2002)
• 1910 » David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic († 1971)
• 1913 » Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress († 2004)
• 1913 » Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host († 2005)