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Birthday July 24, 1909

• The temperature on July 24, 1909 was between 10.5 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
  • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
  • March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
  • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
  • May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
  • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor († 1991)
• 1904 » Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic († 1989)
• 1909 » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2010)
• 1910 » Harry Horner, American director and production designer († 1994)
• 1912 » Essie Summers, New Zealand author († 1998)
• 1913 » Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor († 2010)