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Born on Thursday February 9, 1899
- Alberta Johanna Hardeman, Maartensdijk († 1899)
- Alcide CAULIER, Wasquehal, 59646, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1957)
- Adriana Trouwborst, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1990)
- Aaltje Verhoef, Amsterdam († 1977)
- Ada Maud Oliver, Portobello, Staffordshire
- Albert Ballast, Ane († 1900)
- Abel Huizenga, Bedum († 1971)
- (Stillborn) BUWALDA, Leeuwarderadeel Friesland Netherlands († 1899)
- Abraham Beij, Leiden
- Abraham Beijer, Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
Died on Thursday February 9, 1899
- Aaldert Pastoor (43), Oosterhesselen
- (Stillborn) BUWALDA (0), Leeuwarderadeel Friesland Netherlands
- Aimable Joseph De Schepper (73), Mourcourt, 7543, Hainaut, België
- Alle Bouma (1), Nijega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Anton Hertstein ( Herststeijn ) (71), Grand Rapids Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Meeuwisse (43), Zevenbergen
- Aagje Korver (75), Ouder-Amstel
- Abraham van Spriel (44), Putten
- Antonius van der Leest (69), Geffen
- Adrianus IZENDOORN (3), Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 9, 1899 at Delpher
Born on February 9
- 1892 » Peggy Wood, American actress († 1978)
- 1893 » Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1987)
- 1895 » Hermann Brill, German lawyer and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia († 1959)
- 1896 » Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator († 1982)
- 1897 » Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian captain and pilot († 1935)
- 1898 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet and educator († 1927)
- 1901 » Brian Donlevy, American actor († 1972)
- 1901 » James Murray, American actor († 1936)
- 1905 » David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, English hurdler and politician († 1981)
- 1906 » André Kostolany, Hungarian-French economist and journalist († 1999)
Died on February 9
- 1857 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and translator (b. 1798)
- 1874 » Jules Michelet, French historian, philosopher, and academic (b. 1798)
- 1881 » Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
- 1891 » Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
- 1903 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1872)
- 1928 » William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868)
- 1930 » Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
- 1932 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
- 1932 » Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
Names that were popular for boys in 1899
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1899
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1899
- 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.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
- February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
- September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
- December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Weather February 9, 1899
The temperature on February 9, 1899 was about 13.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.