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Birthday May 12, 1898

• The temperature on May 12, 1898 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 74 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)
• 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.
  • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
  • May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
  • 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 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
  • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1899 » Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico († 1967)
• 1900 » Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress († 1971)
• 1901 » The Duke of Paducah, American country comedian, radio host and banjo player († 1986)
• 1903 » Faith Bennett, British actress and ATA pilot during WWII († 1969)