About the day » Tuesday October 31, 1899Calender converter

• Albert Jan Stapel, Wieringen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• (Stillborn) SIDERIUS, Tzummarum (Franekeradeel) Friesland Netherlands († 1899)
• Aart Ris, Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• van Tussenbroek, Heerewaarden († 1899)
• Aaltje Klok, Nieuw Amsterdam gem. Emmen († 1984)
• Ada Enkhorn, Carmel, Sioux County, Iowa († 1997)
• Aletta van Diggele, Leimuiden (Kaag en Braassem), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1989)
• Alida Sophia de Groot, Abcoude-Proostdij, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1987)
• Adrianus Heesbeen, Vlijmen († 1935)
• Aaltje Steenge, Hooghalen († 1987)

• Albert Geerts Gritter (Grutter) (74), Zuidwolde (Nijstad)
• (1) Jan Jansz Besseling (22), Zwaag, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Adriaan van Bavel (49), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Adriana de Jong (26), Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Riedijk (70), Goudswaard
• Antje Kuijper (63), Egmond aan de Hoef
• Adriana van Dijk (76), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alberdina Hellwich (28), Rijssen
• Adriaan van Bavel, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nl
• Alphonse Joseph Brihaye (45), Trélon, Nord, France

• 1892 » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author († 1946)
• 1895 » B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist († 1970)
• 1895 » Les Darcy, Australian boxer († 1917)
• 1896 » Ethel Waters, American singer and actress († 1977)
• 1897 » Constance Savery, English author († 1999)
• 1900 » Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor († 1976)
• 1902 » Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist († 1950)
• 1902 » Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet († 1987)
• 1902 » Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist († 1958)
• 1907 » Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer († 1973)

• 1879 » Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
• 1879 » Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
• 1884 » Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
• 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
• 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

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 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
• February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
• 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.
• June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
• October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
• November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.

The temperature on October 31, 1899 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.