1001 Stambomen en vele Hollandgänger van Johan Scholte » Johanna Maria Sonderegger (1899-????)

Birthday September 21, 1899

• The temperature on September 21, 1899 was about 15.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Frances Mary Albrier, American civil rights activist († 1987)
• 1899 » Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army († 1986)
• 1902 » Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books († 1970)
• 1902 » Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player († 1937)
• 1902 » Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic († 1963)
• 1903 » Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan († 1956)