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Birthday May 13, 1916

• The temperature on May 13, 1916 was between 7.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
  • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
  • November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
  • December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Antonia Ferrín Moreiras, Spanish mathematician, academic, and astronomer († 2009)
• 1914 » Joe Louis, American boxer († 1981)
• 1914 » Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2011)
• 1916 » Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet († 2004)
• 1918 » Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor († 1984)
• 1918 » Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant († 1997)