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Birthday April 5, 1912

• The temperature on April 5, 1912 was between 7.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 11.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
  • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
  • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
  • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
  • December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after ​3⁄₂ years in Sing Sing prison.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist († 1975)
• 1912 » Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer († 2000)
• 1912 » Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman († 1979)
• 1912 » Jehan Buhan, French fencer († 1999)
• 1912 » John Le Mesurier, English actor († 1983)
• 1912 » Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager († 1997)