Emigranten » Everardus Gerardus van Rangelrooij (1902-)

Birthday May 11, 1902

• The temperature on May 11, 1902 was between 2.5 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
  • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
  • April 18 » The 7.5 M_w  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
  • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
  • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
  • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1901 » Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter († 1967)
• 1901 » Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-English poet and author († 1988)
• 1902 » Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician († 1984)
• 1903 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager († 1993)
• 1904 » Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist († 1989)
• 1905 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero († 2004)