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Birthday January 8, 1899

• The temperature on January 8, 1899 was about 4.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
  • 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.
  • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic († 1967)
• 1897 » Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author († 1977)
• 1899 » S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka († 1959)
• 1900 » Dorothy Adams, American character actress († 1988)
• 1900 » Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist († 1982)
• 1902 » Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician († 1988)