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Birthday August 21, 1901

• The temperature on August 21, 1901 was between 13.3 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (31%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
  • February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
  • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
  • September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer († 1966)
• 1902 » Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author († 1972)
• 1903 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor († 1984)
• 1904 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader († 1984)
• 1905 » Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer († 1981)
• 1906 » Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer († 1995)