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Born on Wednesday February 15, 1899
- * Cornelis Adrianus van Mastricht, Zevenbergen († 1977)
- Abraham Pieter Naaktgeboren, Rijswijk († 1899)
- Adriana Jacoba van Beelen, Schiedam († 1965)
- Adriana Jacoba van Beelen, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1965)
- Albert van Nassau, Watergraafsmeer
- Adrianus Johannes Maria van den Hout, Tilburg († 1982)
- Abel Bijsterbosch, Heerde (buurtschap 't Zuppelt) († 1899)
- Albert van Nassau, Watergraafsmeer
- Alida Petronella van Tricht, Utrecht
- Albert Spijkerboer, Wilsum (gem. Kampen) († 1968)
Died on Wednesday February 15, 1899
- Arendje Gerrets (0), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aleida Johanna van den Eijnden (71), Deventer
- Carl Ernst Reinhardt (0), Sennewitz, Saalkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Tieman (0), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Barbera Bezemer (0), Papendrecht, ZH, Nederland
- Leuman (0), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje Versteeg (55), Vuren (Gld), Nederland
- Adriaantje VERSTEEG (55), Vuren (Gld.)
- Barbera Robart (64), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Jacob Hilversum (12), Amersfoort
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1899 at Delpher
Born on February 15
- 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
- 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
- 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
- 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
- 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
- 1899 » Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress († 1985)
- 1899 » Georges Auric, French composer († 1983)
- 1904 » Antonin Magne, French cyclist and manager († 1983)
- 1904 » Mary Adshead, English painter († 1995)
- 1905 » Harold Arlen, Jewish-American composer († 1986)
Died on February 15
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
- 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
- 1924 » Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)
- 1928 » H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
- 1932 » Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (b. 1865)
- 1933 » Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
- 1935 » Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1850)
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
- Petronella
- Neeltje
- 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.
- January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
- 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.
- March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
- March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
Weather February 15, 1899
The temperature on February 15, 1899 was about 7.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.