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Birthday October 16, 1899

• The temperature on October 16, 1899 was about 14.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
  • 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 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • 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.
  • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
  • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Louis de Cazenave, French soldier († 2008)
• 1898 » William O. Douglas, American lawyer and jurist († 1980)
• 1900 » Edward Ardizzone, Vietnamese-English author and illustrator († 1979)
• 1900 » Goose Goslin, American baseball player and manager († 1971)
• 1900 » Primo Conti, Italian painter and poet († 1988)
• 1903 » Cecile de Brunhoff, French author and pianist († 2003)