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Born on Tuesday January 3, 1899
- Alphonse Arthur Lesenne, Ronse, België († 1926)
- Adrianus Marinus Wijnandus Antonius Ultee, Woerden
- Anna Gesina Hake, Veersen, Meppen († 1910)
- Abraham Matthijs Verstraten, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands († 1962)
- Albert Monen, Alteveer (Hoogeveen) († 1900)
- Andries Marinus de Jongh, Tiel, Nederland
- Adriaan van Dijke, Nieuwerkerk († 1899)
- Adrianus Braspenning, Hoeven († 1963)
- Albertina Crapts, Maastricht († 1989)
- Aalbert van Mullem, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
Died on Tuesday January 3, 1899
- Arie Steenkamp (72), Stoutenburg
- antonie segeren (58), made en drimmelen
- Antonius Cornelis Tromp (15), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- ? ? (78)
- Anna Hugosd. Hartman (73), Stad a/h Haringvliet (ZH Nederland)
- Aaltje Ids Dijkstra (73)
- Adison J CRAM (0), Keene, Essex, New York, United States
- Alida Millaard (44), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adriana Petronella Alders (Aalders) (51), Nijmegen
- Anna Maria Veld (81)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 1899 at Delpher
Born on January 3
- 1892 » J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist († 1973)
- 1894 » ZaSu Pitts, American actress († 1963)
- 1897 » Marion Davies, American actress and comedian († 1961)
- 1898 » Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician († 1974)
- 1898 » Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator († 1990)
- 1900 » Donald J. Russell, American businessman († 1985)
- 1901 » Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam († 1963)
- 1905 » Anna May Wong, American actress († 1961)
- 1905 » Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer († 1996)
- 1907 » Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director († 1986)
Died on January 3
- 1871 » Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)
- 1875 » Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)
- 1882 » William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
- 1895 » James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
- 1903 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
- 1911 » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
- 1915 » James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
- 1916 » Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
- 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
- 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1899
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1899
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
- March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
The weather on Tuesday January 3, 1899
The temperature on January 3, 1899 was about 2.1 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI