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Birthday June 8, 1924

• The temperature on June 8, 1924 was between 10.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
  • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
  • October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
  • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
  • December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

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• 1921 » LeRoy Neiman, American soldier and painter († 2012)
• 1921 » Olga Nardone, American actress († 2010)
• 1924 » Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager († 2013)
• 1924 » Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist and academic († 2013)
• 1925 » Barbara Bush, American wife of George H. W. Bush, 41st First Lady of the United States († 2018)