Kállai Zsolt » Zsigmond Nagy (1899-1981)

Birthday November 23, 1899

• The temperature on November 23, 1899 was about 9.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovak politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic († 1953)
• 1896 » Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna († 1960)
• 1897 » Karl Gebhardt, German physician and war criminal († 1948)
• 1897 » Nirad C. Chaudhuri, British-Indian historian, author, and critic († 1999)
• 1899 » Manuel dos Reis Machado, Brazilian martial artist and educator († 1974)
• 1901 » Bennie Osler, South African rugby player († 1962)