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Birthday July 27, 1912

• The temperature on July 27, 1912 was between 14.2 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
  • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
  • September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
  • September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
  • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Julien Gracq, French author and critic († 2007)
• 1910 » Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress († 2016)
• 1911 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet († 1981)
• 1912 » Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor († 1996)
• 1913 » George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient († 2000)
• 1914 » August Sang, Estonian poet and translator († 1969)