About the day » Friday May 19, 1899Calender converter

• + Hendrik Sijbring, Zuidlaarderveen, gem. Zuidlaren,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1899)
• Andries van Klompenberg, Overisel, Allegan, Michigan († 1966)
• Alida Maria Krabbendam, Schiedam, zh/nld († 1946)
• Anna Maria Baukes, Maastricht
• Aafke BOS, Zuidhorn Groningen Netherlands
• - levenloos- Boeve, Hellendoorn-Nijverdal († 1899)
• Anna Adriana Catharina Labruijère, Amsterdam († 1992)
• Alida Maria Krabbedam, Schiedam
• + Berend Janzn. Sijbring, Zuidlaarderveen, gem. Zuidlaren,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1991)
• Adriaan van Ginkel, Utrecht, Utr, NL

• Adriaan de Jong (81), Steenbergen, Nederland
• Aaf Smits (18)
• Adriana Gerritsdr Slingerland (87), Bleskensgraaf
• Antonij Hunnekink (64), Zutphen
• Abraham R Chesnut (68), Waverly,Coffey co., Kansas
• Anna Gelderblom (2), Nieuw-Lekkerland
• Antje Heines van der Wal (61), Winschoten
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Bollen (0), Zepperen, België
• Alida Cornelia Leeuwensteijn (64), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Alida Cornelia Leeuwenstein (64), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1890 » Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator († 1962)
• 1890 » Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam († 1969)
• 1891 » Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot († 1916)
• 1893 » H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist († 1950)
• 1897 » Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
• 1898 » Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter († 1974)
• 1899 » Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician († 1955)
• 1902 » Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator († 1997)
• 1903 » Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist († 1994)
• 1906 » Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor († 2007)

• 1885 » Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
• 1901 » Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904 » Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
• 1904 » Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)
• 1906 » Gabriel Dumont, Canadian Métis leader (b. 1837)
• 1907 » Benjamin Baker, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (b. 1840)
• 1912 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Petronella
14. Neeltje
15. Geertruida
16. Helena

• 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
• January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
• February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
• March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
• May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
• December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

The temperature on May 19, 1899 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.