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Birthday May 28, 1916

• The temperature on May 28, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
  • February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
  • April 24 » Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
  • July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
  • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
  • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician († 1992)
• 1914 » W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot († 1996)
• 1915 » Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic († 2001)
• 1916 » Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist († 1990)
• 1917 » Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician († 2012)
• 1918 » Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian († 1990)