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Birthday June 22, 1916

• The temperature on June 22, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
  • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
  • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.
  • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Cornelius Warmerdam, American pole vaulter and coach († 2001)
• 1915 » Dolf van der Linden, Dutch conductor and composer († 1999)
• 1915 » Randolph Hokanson, American pianist († 2018)
• 1916 » Emil Fackenheim, Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi († 2003)
• 1916 » Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer († 1982)
• 1916 » Richard Eastham, American actor († 2005)