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Birthday August 4, 1912

• The temperature on August 4, 1912 was between 13.4 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 16.4 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
  • July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
  • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • 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.
  • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
  • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer († 1999)
• 1912 » David Raksin, American composer and educator († 2004)
• 1912 » Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat († 1947)
• 1913 » Johann Niemann, German lieutenant († 1943)
• 1913 » Robert Hayden, American poet and educator († 1980)
• 1913 » Wesley Addy, American actor († 1996)