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Born on Saturday December 2, 1899
- Materman, Hellevoetsluis († 1899)
- Abraham Levinus Pouwer, Ritthem
- Aaltje Nijhoff, Noordbarge, gem. Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1981)
- Adriana Johanna Kroot, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1981)
- Adrianus van Willigenburg, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 1956)
- , Amsterdam, Nederland
- Adriana van Dam, Zegveld, Utrecht, Nederland
- Abraham van ELSWIJK, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Alice Agnes McCusker, Manhattan, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
- "Bernard" Charles Marie de Roquefeuil, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France († 1975)
Died on Saturday December 2, 1899
- Adam de Wit (0), Zijpe
- Anna Maria Theresia Karhof (0), Baarn
- Anna Rebecca Ball (46), Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
- Anchitel Ashburnham (71)
- Antje Posch (23)
- Adrianus Willemsdr Jongeneel (74), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Nederland
- Antonio Castriota Scanderbeg (89)
- Antonie ANDRIESSEN (40), Ommeren
- Abraham van Baalen (26), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonius Johannes Borsboom (67), Den Haag
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 2, 1899 at Delpher
Born on December 2
- 1895 » Harriet Cohen, English pianist († 1967)
- 1897 » Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general († 1982)
- 1897 » Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist († 1987)
- 1898 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot († 1918)
- 1899 » John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor († 1970)
- 1899 » John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot († 1952)
- 1899 » Ray Morehart, American baseball player († 1989)
- 1900 » Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 († 1993)
- 1900 » Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor († 1985)
- 1901 » Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer († 1986)
Died on December 2
- 1881 » Jenny von Westphalen, German author (b. 1814)
- 1885 » Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
- 1888 » Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1892 » Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
- 1899 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
- 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1924 » Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
- 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
- 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
- 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
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.
- February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
- March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
- May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
The weather on Saturday December 2, 1899
The temperature on December 2, 1899 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI