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Birthday August 10, 1913

• The temperature on August 10, 1913 was between 7.3 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
  • February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
  • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
  • March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
  • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
  • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet († 2001)
• 1913 » Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower († 1983)
• 1913 » Noah Beery Jr., American actor († 1994)
• 1913 » Wolfgang Paul, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1993)
• 1914 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player († 1973)
• 1914 » Jeff Corey, American actor and director († 2002)