Sluzigers (e.a.) » Filippina van Veen (1900-)

Birthday January 15, 1900

• The temperature on January 15, 1900 was about -4.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
  • March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
  • June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
  • August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
  • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1896 » Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress († 1982)
• 1902 » Nâzım Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright († 1963)
• 1902 » Saud of Saudi Arabia († 1969)
• 1903 » Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts († 1958)