McCaughey Kelly Family Tree » Patrick Joseph O'Neill (1899-????)

Birthday February 6, 1899

• The temperature on February 6, 1899 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
  • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer († 1965)
• 1895 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician († 1953)
• 1898 » Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician († 1985)
• 1899 » Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director († 1968)
• 1901 » Ben Lyon, American actor († 1979)
• 1902 » George Brunies, American trombonist († 1974)