Chapman-Nash Family Tree » Ruby Salter (1899-1982)

Birthday September 4, 1899

• The temperature on September 4, 1899 was about 18.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • 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

• 1892 » Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator († 1974)
• 1896 » Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright († 1948)
• 1901 » William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars († 1985)
• 1902 » Tommy Mitchell, English cricketer († 1996)
• 1905 » Mary Renault, English-South African author († 1983)
• 1905 » Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox († 2003)