Genealogy Van der Wouw » Henricus Franciscus Bernardus Antonisse (1899-????)

Birthday July 25, 1899

• The temperature on July 25, 1899 was about 22.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
  • 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.
  • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Jack Perrin, American actor and stuntman († 1967)
• 1896 » Josephine Tey, Scottish author and playwright († 1952)
• 1901 » Lila Lee, American actress and singer († 1973)
• 1901 » Mohammed Helmy, Egyptian physician and Righteous Among the Nations (d.1982)
• 1901 » Ruth Krauss, American author and poet († 1993)
• 1902 » Eric Hoffer, American philosopher and author († 1983)