About the day » Tuesday August 14, 1900Calender converter

• Adrien Joseph Gaston Velaers, Sint-Truiden, België († 1981)
• Anna Catharina SEGERS, Merksem,2170,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Albertus Bakker, Steenwijk (,O) († 1970)
• Agnes Sipkes Hoogma, Oosterwierum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aart Bakkenes, Barneveld-Stroe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aleida Maria Rikken, Arnhem († 1901)
• Adriana Wildeboer, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1933)
• Alida Scharroo, 's-Gravenhage († 1991)
• Adrianus Johannes Duijndam, Noordwijk
• Alphonsus VAN Pottelberghe, KOEWACHT (NL)

• Anna Maria Wilhelmina van Opstal (0), Tilburg (Noord-Brabant)
• Aaltje Bakker (17), Utrecht, Utr, Nederland
• Kuitert (0), Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Mangel (49), Arnhem
• Akke Agter (0), Nieuwehorne, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van Engelen (63), Vlijmen
• Abraham Antonie Augustijn (0), Noordwolde
• Antje Timmer- (0), Warmenhuizen, Nederland
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Kamp (65), Schiedam
• Alexander Price (0)

• 1890 » Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman († 1946)
• 1892 » Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic († 1975)
• 1895 » Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect († 1984)
• 1895 » Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer († 1973)
• 1896 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot († 1917)
• 1896 » Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer († 1980)
• 1900 » Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1975)
• 1901 » Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author († 1998)
• 1903 » Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator († 1995)

• 1860 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1774)
• 1870 » David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
• 1874 » Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (b. 1821)
• 1890 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
• 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
• 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
• 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Grietje
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Petronella
14. Neeltje
15. Aaltje
16. Trijntje

• 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 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
• April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
• May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
• June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
• July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
• December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

The temperature on August 14, 1900 was about 15.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.