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Birthday March 11, 1902

• The temperature on March 11, 1902 was between -3.8 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
  • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
  • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
  • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Dorothy Gish, American actress († 1968)
• 1899 » Frederick IX of Denmark († 1972)
• 1899 » James H. Douglas, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense († 1988)
• 1900 » Hanna Bergas, German teacher who contributed to the rescue of Jewish children during WWII († 1987)
• 1903 » Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader († 1992)
• 1903 » Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and scholar († 1989)