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Birthday November 11, 1917

• The temperature on November 11, 1917 was between 0.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
  • July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
  • July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
  • July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
  • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » James Gilbert Baker, American astronomer, optician, and academic († 2005)
• 1915 » Anna Schwartz, American economist and author († 2012)
• 1915 » William Proxmire, American soldier, journalist, and politician († 2005)
• 1916 » Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council († 2012)
• 1918 » Stubby Kaye, American entertainer († 1997)
• 1919 » Kalle Päätalo, Finnish soldier and author († 2000)