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Birthday February 7, 1907

• The temperature on February 7, 1907 was between -12.0 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). 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 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.
  • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
  • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
  • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author († 1940)
• 1905 » Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1983)
• 1906 » Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company († 1984)
• 1906 » Puyi, Chinese emperor († 1967)
• 1908 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor († 1983)
• 1908 » Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author († 2000)