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Birthday August 9, 1913

• The temperature on August 9, 1913 was between 7.8 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
  • August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
  • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
  • October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.

Source: Wikipedia

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