Genealogieën Bex/Vromen/Overhof(f)/Herings » Wilhelm Lambert BEX (1898-1899)

Birthday December 23, 1898

• The temperature on December 23, 1898 was about -5.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
  • July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
  • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1900 » Marie Bell, French actress and stage director († 1985)
• 1900 » Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian († 2014)
• 1900 » Otto Soglow, American cartoonist († 1975)