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Birthday November 21, 1926

• The temperature on November 21, 1926 was between 6.2 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
  • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
  • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
  • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
  • August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
  • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1924 » Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic († 2020)
• 1924 » Joseph Campanella, American actor († 2018)
• 1924 » Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia († 2010)
• 1925 » Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence († 2014)
• 1926 » William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal († 2015)
• 1927 » Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman († 2008)