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Birthday March 6, 1909

• The temperature on March 6, 1909 was between -7.6 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
  • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
  • July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
  • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader († 1975)
• 1906 » Lou Costello, American actor and comedian († 1959)
• 1909 » Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician († 1987)
• 1909 » Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and author († 1966)
• 1910 » Ella Logan, Scottish-American singer and actress († 1969)
• 1912 » Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq († 2014)