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Birthday October 28, 1920

• The temperature on October 28, 1920 was between -1.0 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
  • February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
  • March 13 » The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
  • March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
  • April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
  • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1919 » Hans Klenk, German race car driver († 2009)
• 1919 » Walt Hansgen, American race car driver († 1966)
• 1921 » Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna († 1973)
• 1922 » Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach († 2007)
• 1922 » Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2019)
• 1922 » Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe († 2003)