Genealogy Van der Giessen » Otto van de MERWE (1901-)

Birthday October 21, 1901

• The temperature on October 21, 1901 was between 8.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. 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 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
  • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
  • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
  • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
  • November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Edna Purviance, American actress († 1958)
• 1895 » Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete († 1983)
• 1896 » Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
• 1898 » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor († 1960)
• 1900 » Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer († 1973)
• 1907 » Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet († 1985)