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Born on Friday October 5, 1900
- Aaltje Lena Beekenkamp, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
- Abram van den Tol, Oud Beijerland
- Aaltje Baalmans, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands († 1980)
- Aagje Tjiets Hartland, Alkmaar, Nederland († 1986)
- Albert, George, Franklin Boberg, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky († 1936)
- Alphonse Marie Caspar Johannes Steinkühler, Utrecht († 1952)
- Albert van Klinken, Exloo, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alphonse Marie Caspar Johannes Steinkühler, Utrecht, Nederland († 1952)
- Aaltje Lena Beekenkamp, Loosduinen
- Albertha van der Ende, Vlaardingen
Died on Friday October 5, 1900
- Anna E Cross ****, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Annaatje Frankvoorder, Zaandam
- Albertje Brunsting (52), Beilen, Drenthe (NL)
- Albertus Philippus van Ingen (0), De Glind
- Adriaan Jacobus Wabeke (0), Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albertus Heij (0), Ede
- Abelina Henderika Schuring (35), Zutphen
- Aaltjen van Faassen (37), Slagharen, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
- AALTJE BRAAT (83), HILLEGERSBERG
- Arie Dingeman Jabaay (81), Munster, Lake County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1900 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on October 5
- 1898 » Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor († 1980)
- 1899 » Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher († 1961)
- 1900 » Bing Xin, Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature († 1998)
- 1900 » Margherita Bontade, Italian politician († 1992)
- 1901 » John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer († 1996)
- 1902 » Larry Fine, American comedian († 1975)
- 1902 » Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist († 1984)
- 1903 » M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic († 1989)
- 1905 » Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress († 1987)
- 1905 » John Hoyt, American actor († 1991)
Died on October 5
- 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
- 1885 » Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
- 1895 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
- 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
- 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
- 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
- 1927 » Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
- 1929 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
- 1930 » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
Names that were popular for boys in 1900
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1900
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Petronella
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1900
- 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.
- March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
- May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
- June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
- June 20 » Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return.
- October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
- November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Weather October 5, 1900
The temperature on October 5, 1900 was about 12.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.