Paul Christiaan Smis. Oude namen. » Pieter Hendrik Janse (1901-)

Birthday March 28, 1901

• The temperature on March 28, 1901 was between -5.2 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (27%). 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.
  • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
  • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
  • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
  • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Buck Shaw, American football player and coach († 1977)
• 1899 » Gussie Busch, American businessman († 1989)
• 1899 » Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1973)
• 1900 » Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator († 2004)
• 1902 » Flora Robson, English actress († 1984)
• 1902 » Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech fiddler and composer († 1988)