Lax Family Tree » Martha (Edith) HERTZBERG (1898-1956)

Birthday June 6, 1898

• The temperature on June 6, 1898 was about 25.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%. 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.
  • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
  • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
  • May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
  • August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
  • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian († 2009).
• 1896 » Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician († 1940)
• 1898 » Jacobus Johannes Fouché, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa († 1980)
• 1898 » Ninette de Valois, English ballerina, choreographer, and director († 2001)
• 1898 » Walter Abel, American actor († 1987)
• 1900 » Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician († 1957)