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Birthday February 21, 1914

• The temperature on February 21, 1914 was between 4.5 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
  • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
  • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
  • August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
  • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
  • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Zachary Scott, American actor († 1965)
• 1915 » Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer († 1967)
• 1915 » Anton Vratuša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (1978–1980) († 2017)
• 1915 » Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist († 1964)