Dreyer Tree » Petrus Johannes Sybrand Holloway (1899-????)

Birthday September 23, 1899

• The temperature on September 23, 1899 was about 13.3 °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.
  • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
  • 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.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

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)