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May 5, 1900Died on Sunday May 6, 1900
- Anna de Bruin (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Sijben (58), Neer, Netherlands
- Albert Middeljans (1), Buinerveen, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anthonia Maria Langendam (10), Rotterdam
- Anna Maria Boer de (0), Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland
- Abner H Lee (68), Mt Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
- Aafje Breet (75), Wieringen
- Adrianus Maria de Beer (37), Tilburg
- Anna de Bruin (de Bruijn) (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Anne Maria SIJBEN (58), Neer, Gemeente Leudal, Limburg, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 6, 1900 at Delpher
Born on May 6
- 1895 » Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author († 1974)
- 1896 » Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic († 1966)
- 1897 » Paul Alverdes, German author and poet († 1979)
- 1898 » Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician († 1945)
- 1902 » Harry Golden, Ukrainian-American journalist and author († 1981)
- 1902 » Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter († 1957)
- 1903 » Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant († 1977)
- 1904 » Catherine Lacey, English actress († 1979)
- 1904 » Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate († 1978)
- 1904 » Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic († 1984)
Died on May 6
- 1862 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1877 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
- 1882 » Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
- 1902 » Bret Harte, American author and poet (b. 1836)
- 1905 » Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (b. 1831)
- 1907 » Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)
- 1910 » Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
- 1919 » L. Frank Baum, American novelist (b. 1856)
- 1939 » Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
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.
- January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
- March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
- July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
- July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
- September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
- October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
The weather on Sunday May 6, 1900
The temperature on May 6, 1900 was about 17.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI