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Birthday March 23, 1917

• The temperature on March 23, 1917 was between -3.4 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
  • February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
  • February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
  • March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
  • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
  • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe († 2014)
• 1915 » Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain († 1991)
• 1917 » Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian († 1998)
• 1918 » Helene Hale, American politician († 2013)
• 1918 » Naoki Kazu, Japanese football player (d.1940s)
• 1918 » Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant († 1992)