De bomen van Kreijkes » Gerrit van Losser (1900-1901)

Day of death January 19, 1901

• The temperature on January 19, 1901 was between -0.4 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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.
  • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
  • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
  • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
  • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
  • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Source: Wikipedia

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