Genealogy Van Bree » Johannes van der HOEVEN (1900-)

Birthday November 11, 1900

• The temperature on November 11, 1900 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
  • February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
  • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
  • April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
  • May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
  • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
  • December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

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• 1896 » Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, composer, and activist († 1977)
• 1898 » René Clair, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1981)
• 1899 » Pat O'Brien, American actor († 1983)
• 1900 » Maria Babanova, Russian stage and film actress († 1983)
• 1901 » F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author († 1978)
• 1901 » Sam Spiegel, American film producer († 1985)