Genealogische gegevens uit Noord-Oost Overijssel » Berend Jan Admiraal (1898-????)

Birthday August 4, 1898

• The temperature on August 4, 1898 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
  • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
  • July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
  • August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
  • August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
  • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer († 1975)
• 1899 » Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1994)
• 1900 » Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom († 2002)
• 1901 » Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer († 1972)
• 1901 » Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer († 1971)
• 1902 » Bill Hallahan, American baseball player († 1981)