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Birthday March 13, 1906

• The temperature on March 13, 1906 was between -2.8 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
  • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
  • September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
  • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
  • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor († 1975)
• 1904 » Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer († 1988)
• 1907 » Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician († 1985)
• 1908 » Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer († 1997)
• 1908 » Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 2002)
• 1910 » Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader († 1987)