Chapman-Nash Family Tree » Arthur Albert Oxbrow (1898-1967)

Birthday September 11, 1898

• The temperature on September 11, 1898 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
  • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
  • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
  • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
  • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee († 1982)
• 1898 » Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya († 1979)
• 1899 » Anton Koolmann, Estonian wrestler and coach († 1953)
• 1899 » Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana († 2000)
• 1899 » Philipp Bouhler, German politician († 1945)
• 1901 » D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist († 1999)