Olson's Tree » Herbert Dudley Hale II -Margaret & Herbert Sr's son (1893-1954)

Birthday February 23, 1893

• The temperature on February 23, 1893 was about -1.4 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
  • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
  • April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
  • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
  • July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1889 » Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor († 1975)
• 1889 » Musidora, French actress and director († 1957)
• 1889 » Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer († 1949)
• 1892 » Agnes Smedley, American journalist and writer († 1950)
• 1892 » Kathleen Harrison, English actress († 1995)
• 1894 » Harold Horder, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1978)