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Birthday December 15, 1912

• The temperature on December 15, 1912 was between 8.3 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
  • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
  • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
  • May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
  • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
  • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1910 » John Hammond, American record producer and critic († 1987)
• 1911 » Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator († 1991)
• 1911 » Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer († 1979)
• 1913 » Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist († 1980)
• 1913 » Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman († 2001)