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Birthday June 10, 1907

• The temperature on June 10, 1907 was between 13.6 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
  • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Lin Huiyin, Chinese architect and poet († 1955)
• 1907 » Dicky Wells, American jazz trombonist († 1985)
• 1907 » Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic († 1975)
• 1909 » Lang Hancock, Australian soldier and businessman († 1992)
• 1910 » Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager († 1958)
• 1910 » Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1976)