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Birthday September 1, 1914

• The temperature on September 1, 1914 was between 10.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (88%). 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
  • August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
  • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
  • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
  • November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
  • December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat († 1957)
• 1913 » Christian Nyby, American director and producer († 1993)
• 1913 » Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator († 1979)
• 1914 » John H. Adams, American jockey († 1995)
• 1916 » Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player († 2014)
• 1919 » Ossie Dawson, South African cricketer († 2008)