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Born on Monday February 6, 1899
- Amandus Josephus Kox, Tilburg († 1981)
- Aaltjen Stevens, Holten, Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Nederland († 1972)
- Albert Aloys De Bock, Sinaai-Waas
- Amandina Maria DEMEESTER, Roeselare
- Albert Jozef Emile Kattenburg Schüler, Batavia (Ned. Indië)
- Alida Johanna Ranselaar, Leiden († 1947)
- Aaltje Ceton, Rotterdam
- Adriana van der Linden, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1988)
- Angela Aleida Emmerink, Munsterscheveld, Emmen
- Alois KROGMEIER, Fort Madison,Iowa († 1985)
Died on Monday February 6, 1899
- Adriana Schippers (76), Tholen (Z)
- Alfred Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (24), Merano, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- "Alfred" Alexander Wilhelm Ernst Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (24), Merano, Italie
- Alida van der Vliet (77), Paterson, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Alfred v.SA-Coburg-Gotha (24), Meran/Tir
- Adriana Schippers (76), Tholen
- Alfred Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (24), Merano, Provincia di Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Anna Maria Angela Joanna Dameling (76), Losser
- Alfred Alexander Van Groot Brittannie (24), Meran, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Adriana Van Baal (0), Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 6, 1899 at Delpher
Born on February 6
- 1894 » Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic († 1979)
- 1894 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master († 1974)
- 1895 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach († 1948)
- 1895 » María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer († 1965)
- 1895 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician († 1953)
- 1898 » Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician († 1985)
- 1899 » Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director († 1968)
- 1901 » Ben Lyon, American actor († 1979)
- 1902 » George Brunies, American trombonist († 1974)
- 1903 » Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist and composer († 1991)
Died on February 6
- 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
- 1899 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874)
- 1899 » Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)
- 1902 » John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
- 1916 » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
- 1918 » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
- 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
- 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
- 1932 » John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865)
- 1938 » Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1899
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1899
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
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.
- 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.
- July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Weather February 6, 1899
The temperature on February 6, 1899 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.