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Birthday August 2, 1926

• The temperature on August 2, 1926 was between 11.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
  • March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
  • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
  • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
  • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
  • June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
  • September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.

Source: Wikipedia

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