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March 1, 1900Died on Friday March 2, 1900
- GELDERMAN (0), Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alida BURGER, den (50), Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antonie Manders 10AAA (56), Meijel, Limburg, Netherlands
- (55), OS-Schinkel
- Alexandre Descamps (56), Dour,, Hainaut, Belgique
- ? ? (0)
- Adrianus Anthonius Greve Kurver (0), Heusden
- Betje Eilerts MUGGE (89), Nieuwe Pekela
- Albert van Erkelens (37), Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Bartholomeus van Hoof (0), Geldrop
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1900 at Delpher
Born on March 2
- 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
- 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
- 1902 » Edward Condon, American physicist and academic († 1974)
- 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
- 1904 » Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator († 1991)
- 1905 » Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic († 1985)
- 1905 » Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
- 1908 » Walter Bruch, German engineer († 1990)
- 1909 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 1958)
- 1912 » Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter († 2001)
Died on March 2
- 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
- 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
- 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
- 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
- 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
- 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
Names that were popular for boys in 1900
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1900
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1900
- 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.
- February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
- June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
- June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
- August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
- October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
The weather on Friday March 2, 1900
The temperature on March 2, 1900 was about -1.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI