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May 26, 1899Born on Saturday May 27, 1899
- Abraham Gijzenij, Leiden
- (Stillborn) VAN DER BIJ, Dragten (Smallingerland) Friesland Netherlands († 1899)
- Andreas Jacobus Ras, amsterdam, Nederland
- Aaltjen BURGERS, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1965)
- Adriana Johanna Franken, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1900)
- Alphonsius Boelanders, Heppen, Limburg, België († 1984)
- Albertje Meins, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1980)
- Adriana Johanna Franken, Halsteren, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1900)
- Aiko Pastoor, Onderdendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1968)
- Adriana van Heeswijk, Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant († 1899)
Died on Saturday May 27, 1899
- Aafje Meester (61), Hoogwoud
- Albert Edmond Wttewaall van Stoetwegen (26), Soerabaya
- Adrianus de Bruin (0), Dordrecht
- Alexander Cohen (43), Delfzijl, Eemsdelta, Groningen, Nederland
- Douma (0), Wommels
- Aaltje Stevens Ruiter (65), Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf
- Adrianus de Bruin (0), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Anna Maria Ludovica LANNOYE (63), Oostende Belgie
- Anna, Maria Smeets (Schmetz-Schmitz) (0), Groenstraat
- Anne ASSAILLY (69), Genillé, 37460, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 27, 1899 at Delpher
Born on May 27
- 1894 » Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter († 1961)
- 1894 » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author († 1961)
- 1895 » Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba († 1995)
- 1897 » Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach († 1962)
- 1897 » John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
- 1898 » David Crosthwait, American engineer, inventor and writer († 1976)
- 1899 » Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player († 1993)
- 1900 » Lotte Toberentz, German overseer of the Nazi Uckermark concentration camp († 1964)
- 1900 » Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet and translator († 1933)
- 1904 » Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist († 1997)
Died on May 27
- 1867 » Thomas Bulfinch American mythologist (b. 1796)
- 1896 » Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)
- 1910 » Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1918 » Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
- 1919 » Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
- 1939 » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
- 1941 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
- 1941 » Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
- 1942 » Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
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 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
- 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.
- June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- 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 weather on Saturday May 27, 1899
The temperature on May 27, 1899 was about 11.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI