Dreyer Tree » Catharina Frauwlina Magdalena Badenhorst (1898-????)

Birthday September 23, 1898

• The temperature on September 23, 1898 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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.
  • August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
  • December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
  • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter († 1994)
• 1897 » Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor and singer († 1984)
• 1898 » Les Haylen, Australian journalist and politician († 1977)
• 1899 » Louise Nevelson, American sculptor († 1988)
• 1899 » Tom C. Clark, American lawyer and judge, 59th Attorney General of the United States († 1977)
• 1900 » Bill Stone, English soldier († 2009)