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Birthday June 8, 1921

• The temperature on June 8, 1921 was between 10.4 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
  • April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
  • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
  • September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
  • September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
  • October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1921 » Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer († 1993)
• 1921 » Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman († 1986)
• 1921 » LeRoy Neiman, American soldier and painter († 2012)
• 1921 » Olga Nardone, American actress († 2010)
• 1921 » Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia († 2008)