Genealogy Kittrell » Annie Wheeler Agee [K |||] (1898-????)

Birthday October 17, 1898

• The temperature on October 17, 1898 was about 11.8 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
  • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
  • July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
  • July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
  • August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Roman Petrovich, Russian prince († 1978)
• 1898 » Eileen Sedgwick, American actress († 1991)
• 1898 » Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator († 1998)
• 1898 » Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet († 1971)
• 1900 » C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor († 1932)
• 1900 » Jean Arthur, American actress († 1991)