Family tree Klavers » Carolina Bastiana Maria Josephina Schoutese (1913-)

Birthday June 15, 1913

• The temperature on June 15, 1913 was between 6.9 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • January 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
  • February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
  • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
  • June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Wilbert Awdry, English author, co-created Thomas the Tank Engine († 1997)
• 1913 » Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter († 1988)
• 1914 » Hilda Terry, American cartoonist († 2006)
• 1914 » Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist († 1999)
• 1914 » Yuri Andropov, Russian politician († 1984)
• 1915 » Nini Theilade, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator († 2018)