Genealogy Gomes » NN van Os (1903-1903)

Birthday November 25, 1903

• The temperature on November 25, 1903 was between 2.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
  • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
  • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
  • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
  • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1900 » Rudolf Höss, German SS officer († 1947)
• 1901 » Arthur Liebehenschel, German SS officer († 1948)
• 1902 » Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach († 1985)
• 1904 » Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter († 1964)
• 1904 » Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor († 2000)
• 1905 » Samiha Ayverdi, Turkish mystic and author († 1993)