Genealogy Ludwig » Opal Swinger (1901-)

Birthday December 30, 1901

• The temperature on December 30, 1901 was between 5.0 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.3 °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.
  • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
  • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
  • 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.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter († 1976)
• 1899 » Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard († 2001)
• 1904 » Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic († 1987)
• 1905 » Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright († 1942)
• 1906 » Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter († 1997)
• 1906 » Carol Reed, English director and producer († 1976)