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Died on Sunday December 3, 1899
- Anna Catharina Petersen (72), Schiedam
- Cornelus Megens (71), Berghem
- August Alfred Kranich (0), Fort de Kock (Sumatra),N.O.I
- Cornelia Wijnanda Smorenburg (0), Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Antonia Wilhelmina van Dongen (0), Etten-Leur
- Antje Rinderts Leegsma (58), Eestrum
- Christina van Tuil (5), Beusichem
- Adriana Vergouwen (84), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Daniël Viergever (3), Zierikzee, Nederland
- Cornelis van der Klein (46), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 3, 1899 at Delpher
Born on December 3
- 1897 » William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter († 1977)
- 1899 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan († 1965)
- 1899 » Howard Kinsey, American tennis player († 1966)
- 1900 » Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia († 1986)
- 1900 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
- 1900 » Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer († 2004)
- 1901 » Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower († 1970)
- 1901 » Mildred Wiley, American high jumper († 2000)
- 1902 » Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist († 1993)
- 1902 » Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot († 1976)
Died on December 3
- 1882 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)
- 1888 » Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)
- 1890 » Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
- 1892 » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
- 1894 » Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)
- 1902 » Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
- 1904 » David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
- 1910 » Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)
- 1912 » Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (b. 1841)
- 1917 » Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (b. 1879)
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
The weather on Sunday December 3, 1899
The temperature on December 3, 1899 was about 7.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI