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Birthday May 19, 1907

• The temperature on May 19, 1907 was between 0.9 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
  • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor († 2007)
• 1908 » Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright († 1956)
• 1908 » Merriam Modell, American author († 1994)
• 1908 » Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter († 1982)
• 1909 » Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian († 2015)
• 1910 » Alan Melville, South African cricketer († 1983)