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April 7, 1899Born on Saturday April 8, 1899
- Adrianus Albertus van Schaik, Deil († 1900)
- anna hendrika de goede, zwartsluis († 1985)
- Slot, Kerkenveld (Kerckebosch), Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nede († 1899)
- Agnita BAUER, Utrecht
- Anna MICHALSKY, Wuffel (Hannover), Duitsland († 1954)
- De Boer, Obdam, North Holland, Netherlands († 1976)
- Aaltje van Ingen, De Glind (Barneveld) († 1995)
- Anna Hendrika Hendriks de Goede, Zwartsluis († 1985)
- Adriana Cornelia van der Pol, ijsselstein († 1899)
- Aldert Dionisiusz Kossen, Broek Op Langedijk, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1956)
Died on Saturday April 8, 1899
- Aalbertje van Driel (60), Deil
- Adrianus Johannes Hamelton (71), Oosterhout
- <Infant Son> Dale (0)
- Aaltje van de Meen (41), Amersfoort
- Albertus Bakker (67), Steenwijk
- Verheyden (0), Bornem
- Aaltje van de Meen (41), Amersfoort
- Adrianus Jacobus de Wit (0), Schipluiden
- Slot (0), Kerkenveld (Kerckebosch), Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nede
- Alida Jacoba de Groot (63), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 8, 1899 at Delpher
Born on April 8
- 1892 » Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records († 1970)
- 1896 » Yip Harburg, American composer († 1981)
- 1900 » Marie Byles, Australian solicitor († 1979)
- 1902 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer († 1924)
- 1902 » Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano († 1974)
- 1904 » Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer († 1970)
- 1904 » John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1989)
- 1905 » Erwin Keller, German field hockey player († 1971)
- 1905 » Helen Joseph, English-South African activist († 1992)
- 1905 » Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer († 1978)
Died on April 8
- 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
- 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
- 1870 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
- 1894 » Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)
- 1906 » Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)
- 1919 » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
- 1920 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
- 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
- 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
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.
- March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
- April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday April 8, 1899
The temperature on April 8, 1899 was about 5.5 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI