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Birthday August 22, 1907

• The temperature on August 22, 1907 was between 11.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger († 1990)
• 1904 » Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 1997)
• 1908 » Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach († 1993)
• 1908 » Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter († 2004)
• 1909 » Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer († 2000)
• 1909 » Mel Hein, American football player and coach († 1992)