Geensen database » Krina Pieternella de Vos (1898-????)

Birthday August 25, 1898

• The temperature on August 25, 1898 was about 18.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
  • July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Arthur Wood, English cricketer († 1973)
• 1898 » Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic († 1975)
• 1899 » Paul Herman Buck, American historian and author († 1978)
• 1900 » Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
• 1900 » Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect († 1970)
• 1902 » Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator († 1972)