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Birthday November 3, 1916

• The temperature on November 3, 1916 was between 3.7 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
  • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
  • May 6 » Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.
  • May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
  • November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host († 2012)
• 1917 » Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist († 2012)
• 1918 » Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster († 2010)
• 1918 » Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter († 1992)
• 1918 » Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general († 2007)
• 1918 » Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 2003)