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Birthday September 15, 1908

• The temperature on September 15, 1908 was between 5.3 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
  • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
  • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
  • July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
  • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
  • October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress († 2004)
• 1907 » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and author († 1968)
• 1908 » Kid Sheik, American trumpet player († 1996)
• 1908 » Penny Singleton, American actress and singer († 2003)
• 1909 » C. N. Annadurai, Indian educator and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu († 1969)
• 1909 » Phil Arnold, American actor († 1968)