About the day » Monday July 24, 1899Calender converter

• Aletta Wilhelmina Van Silfhout, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland († 1944)
• * Franciscus van Etten, Zaandam († 1958)
• Aaltje Palmer, Amsterdam
• Agatha Petronella Majoor († 1991)
• Albert Kreeft, Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1973)
• Anna Louis BARDOULT, Villevêque, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1993)
• Antonia Elisabeth Clara Bakker († 1948)
• Aletta Wilhelmina van SILFHOUT, Veenendaal (Utrecht, The Netherlands) († 1944)
• Annie Wester, Alkmaar († 1960)
• ANNA MARIA EUGENIA VAN KERCKHOVE, HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE

• Albert F Leimer (0), Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Joseph Maria Bünnemeijer (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans Bijlsma (33), Nijehaske
• Adriaan Karel Johan van der Kemp (60), 's Gravenhage
• Anthonius Thoonsen (72), Weurt
• Adriaan Moeliker (68), Rilland Bath, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus Hulsebos (0), Zwolle
• Aaltje BROEKHUIJZEN (68), Zoetermeer,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Broekhuizen (68), Zoetermeer
• Aaltje Sipkes de Boer (75), Huizum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1888 » Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach († 1973)
• 1889 » Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst († 1971)
• 1895 » Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic († 1985)
• 1897 » Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author († 1937)
• 1899 » Chief Dan George, Canadian actor († 1981)
• 1900 » Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet († 1948)
• 1904 » Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer († 1977)
• 1904 » Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor († 1991)
• 1904 » Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic († 1989)
• 1909 » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2010)

• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)

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. Neeltje
14. Petronella
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.
• February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
• March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
• March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
• May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
• June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
• September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

The temperature on July 24, 1899 was about 18.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.