Geensen database » Catharina Brandt (1900-)

Birthday May 30, 1900

• The temperature on May 30, 1900 was about 12.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
  • February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
  • May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
  • August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
  • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
  • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Frank Wise, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Western Australia († 1986)
• 1898 » John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator († 1985)
• 1899 » Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer († 1936)
• 1901 » Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer († 1969)
• 1901 » Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author († 1979)
• 1902 » Stepin Fetchit, American actor and dancer († 1985)