Dreyer Tree » Diedrich Johan Richard Dekenah (1900-)

Birthday June 6, 1900

• The temperature on June 6, 1900 was about 14.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
  • March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
  • June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
  • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
  • November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
  • November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1898 » Walter Abel, American actor († 1987)
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• 1901 » Jan Struther, English author and hymnwriter († 1953)
• 1901 » Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia († 1970)