About the day » Saturday January 14, 1899Calender converter

• Adolphus Henry G. Queripel, New York NY († 1971)
• Anna DUBEL, Maassluis († 1989)
• Amalia Maria Anthonia Janknecht, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1960)
• Falke, Barger Compascuum (Emmen) († 1899)
• Wilmsen Maria Christina, Beerse, Antwerpen, België
• Adriaantje Koomans van den Dries, Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Adriaantje Visser, Ridderkerk
• Allegonda Alleman, Bergen op Zoom († 1927)
• Amalia Maria Antonia Janknecht, Venlo († 1960)
• Aafje Petronella van Wijk, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1970)

• Anna Catharina Meerts (77), Dworp, Belgie
• Albert Booij (0), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alla Wobbes van der Veen- (64), Vledderveen, Nederland
• Adriana de Jonge (32), Rozenburg, 3181, Nederland
• Anna Wesselink (41), Toldijk (Steenderen)
• Abe Agema (49), Kollum
• Aagtje (Aagje) Grin (72), Barsingerhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje van de Glint (25), Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriaan Leijten (61), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Grietje Bruijs (1), Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands

• 1894 » Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse († 1917)
• 1896 » John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright († 1970)
• 1897 » Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician († 1978)
• 1899 » Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly († 1985)
• 1901 » Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher († 1983)
• 1901 » Bebe Daniels, American actress († 1971)
• 1904 » Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1939)
• 1904 » Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer († 1980)
• 1904 » Emily Hahn, American journalist and author († 1997)
• 1905 » Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer († 1991)

• 1888 » Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1813)
• 1889 » Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (b. 1834)
• 1892 » Alexander J. Davis, American architect (b. 1803)
• 1892 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. 1864)
• 1898 » Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (b. 1832)
• 1901 » Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1822)
• 1901 » Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (b. 1843)
• 1905 » Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (b. 1840)
• 1907 » Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (b. 1832)
• 1908 » Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1846)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Neeltje
14. Petronella
15. Geertruida
16. Helena

• 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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
• February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
• February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
• 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 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
• March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.

The temperature on January 14, 1899 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.