Database Van Broekhoven » Johanna Petronella Maria van Dongen (1900-)

Birthday July 30, 1900

• The temperature on July 30, 1900 was about 15.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 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)
• 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 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
  • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
  • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
  • 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.
  • May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
  • July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1899 » Gerald Moore, English pianist († 1987)
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• 1904 » Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright († 1974)
• 1909 » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author († 1993)