Dreyer Tree » Aletta Catharina Elizabeth Dreyer (1899-????)

Birthday July 12, 1899

• The temperature on July 12, 1899 was about 24.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère († 1983)
• 1895 » Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano († 1962)
• 1899 » E.D. Nixon, American civil rights leader († 1987)
• 1902 » Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist († 1992)
• 1902 » Tony Lovink, Dutch politician; Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1995)
• 1902 » Vic Armbruster, Australian rugby league player († 1984)