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Born on Tuesday January 31, 1899
- Adriana Kok, Dubbeldam
- Aagje Boogerd, Aarlanderveen († 1899)
- Snoep
- Eekelen, van († 1899)
- Adriana Verstraeten, Princenhage
- Adrianus Verstraeten, Princenhage (Breda), Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Boersma, Groningen († 1966)
- A.M.A. Beguin
- ? ? († 1955)
- Aaltje Slagter († 1973)
Died on Tuesday January 31, 1899
- Arie van Dijk (60), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arentje Krijne Dijkhuizen (95), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arentje Krijnsdr Dijkhuizen (95), Scheveningen
- Anna Catharina Carpentier (10), Santvliet, prov. Antwerpen
- Antje van 't Klooster (35), Hilversum, Nederland
- Adriana Cornelia KOOLS (81), Steenbergen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Adriana Cornelia Kools (81), Steenbergen
- Antonetta ZEGERS (35), Wadenoijen
- Zweep (0), Valthermond
- Adrianus Gijsbert van Wijngaarden (0), Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1899 at Delpher
Born on January 31
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
- 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
- 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
- 1900 » Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector († 1982)
- 1902 » Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1986)
- 1902 » Julian Steward, American anthropologist († 1972)
- 1902 » Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot († 1978)
- 1902 » Tallulah Bankhead, American actress († 1968)
- 1905 » John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1970)
Died on January 31
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
- 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
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 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
- July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
- September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
- November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
The weather on Tuesday January 31, 1899
The temperature on January 31, 1899 was about -4.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI