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Birthday May 28, 1916

• The temperature on May 28, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
  • February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
  • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
  • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
  • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician († 1992)
• 1914 » W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot († 1996)
• 1915 » Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic († 2001)
• 1916 » Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist († 1990)
• 1917 » Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician († 2012)
• 1918 » Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian († 1990)