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Birthday January 24, 1911

• The temperature on January 24, 1911 was between -1.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
  • September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
  • November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
  • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia († 1979)
• 1909 » Martin Lings, English author and scholar († 2005)
• 1910 » Doris Haddock, American political activist († 2010)
• 1912 » Frederick Ashworth, American admiral († 2005)
• 1913 » Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer († 2008)
• 1913 » Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1983)