Sickler Family Tree » Theodore Robert German Sr (1901-1983)

Birthday March 25, 1901

• The temperature on March 25, 1901 was between -2.5 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (13%). Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
  • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
  • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
  • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Source: Wikipedia

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