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Birthday March 19, 1927

• The temperature on March 19, 1927 was between 2.7 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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 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 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
  • April 12 » Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
  • May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
  • August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
  • September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
  • September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1923 » Pamela Britton, American actress († 1974)
• 1924 » Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer († 1964)
• 1925 » Brent Scowcroft, American general and diplomat, 9th United States National Security Advisor († 2020)
• 1927 » Richie Ashburn, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1997)
• 1928 » Hans Küng, Swiss theologian and author
• 1928 » Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2009)