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Birthday November 24, 1907

• The temperature on November 24, 1907 was between 0.6 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 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 year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
  • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
  • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
  • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Albert Ross Tilley, Canadian captain and surgeon († 1988)
• 1908 » Libertad Lamarque, Argentinian actress and singer († 2000)
• 1910 » Larry Siemering, American football player and coach († 2009)
• 1911 » Joe Medwick, American baseball player and manager († 1975)
• 1911 » Kirby Grant, American actor († 1985)
• 1912 » Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic († 1993)