Genealogy Daselaar » Adrianus Johannes Groenen (1898-1898)

Birthday April 21, 1898

• The temperature on April 21, 1898 was about 10.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
  • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
  • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
  • July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
  • August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
  • October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1892 » Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver († 1956)
• 1893 » Romeo Bertini, Italian runner († 1973)
• 1898 » Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer († 1934)
• 1899 » Randall Thompson, American composer and academic († 1984)
• 1903 » Luis Saslavsky, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter († 1995)
• 1904 » Jean Hélion, French painter († 1987)