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Birthday April 25, 1916

• The temperature on April 25, 1916 was between 3.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • September 8 » In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.
  • November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
  • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic († 1948)
• 1915 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author († 1978)
• 1916 » Jerry Barber, American golfer († 1994)
• 1917 » Ella Fitzgerald, American singer († 1996)
• 1917 » Jean Lucas, French racing driver († 2003)
• 1918 » Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer († 2005)