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Birthday August 7, 1923

• The temperature on August 7, 1923 was between 9.2 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
  • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
  • August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
  • September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
  • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
  • October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1927 » Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach († 2015)