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Born on Thursday August 23, 1900
- Aaltje Jongsma, Jelsum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1989)
- Adriana Maria Dorothea van Gastel, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1967)
- Aleida Harink, Weerselo († 1992)
- Adriaantje Stougie, Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1931)
- Agatha De Wind, Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands († 1976)
- Agatha Krens, den haag
- Wijnants, Mechelen, Provincie Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgiâ´ († 1900)
- Achille-Joseph Windels, Heule († 1929)
- Adolph Ludger Eldringhoff, Starkenburg, Montgomery County, Missouri, United States of America († 1992)
- Anna Cornelia Verbocht, Nispen, Roosendaal, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1901)
Died on Thursday August 23, 1900
- Albert Schut (1), Doornspijk (Oostendorp), Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes Waal de (60), Roosendaal en Nispen
- Arnoldus Mattheus Straathof (3), Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Franciscus Muller (67), Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Catharina van Amstel (20), Heemstede
- Albertus Franciscus Muller (67), Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Johanna Zondagh (80)
- Aleida de Kock (64), Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arend Hekhuizen (0), Den Haag
- Aize Aukes de Jong (0), Garijp, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1900 at Delpher
Born on August 23
- 1894 » John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier († 1959)
- 1897 » Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist († 1958)
- 1900 » Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator († 1991)
- 1900 » Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist († 2001)
- 1900 » Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist († 1978)
- 1901 » Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
- 1901 » John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany († 1991)
- 1903 » William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator († 1982)
- 1905 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor († 1951)
- 1905 » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist († 1982)
Died on August 23
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
- 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
- 1927 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
- 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
- 1933 » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)
- 1937 » Albert Roussel, French composer and educator (b. 1869)
- 1944 » Abdülmecid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1868)
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 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
- March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
- 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.
- June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
- November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
The weather on Thursday August 23, 1900
The temperature on August 23, 1900 was about 17.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI