Hjort family tree » Hans Peder Jensen (1900-)

Birthday June 18, 1900

• The temperature on June 18, 1900 was about 18.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
  • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
  • February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
  • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
  • May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
  • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Martti Marttelin, Finnish runner († 1940)
• 1900 » Vlasta Vraz, Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser († 1989)
• 1901 » Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia († 1918)
• 1901 » Llewellyn Rees, English actor († 1994)
• 1902 » Louis Alter, American musician († 1980)
• 1902 » Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish decathlete († 1980)