Genealogy Hofman-Gorter » Gijsberta Johanna Gorter (1899-????)

Birthday March 23, 1899

• The temperature on March 23, 1899 was about -3.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator († 2001)
• 1898 » Louis Adamic, Slovenian-American author, translator and politician († 1951)
• 1898 » Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset, Duchess of Parma († 1984)
• 1899 » Dora Gerson, German actress and singer († 1943)
• 1900 » Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist († 1980)
• 1901 » Bon Maharaja, Indian guru and religious writer († 1982)