Family tree Cole » Ludovicus Joseph Cole (1898-????)

Birthday March 14, 1898

• The temperature on March 14, 1898 was about 2.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
  • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
  • July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Reginald Marsh, French-American painter and illustrator († 1954)
• 1899 » K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman, founded Irving Oil († 1992)
• 1901 » Sid Atkinson, South African hurdler and long jumper († 1977)
• 1903 » Adolph Gottlieb, American painter and sculptor († 1974)
• 1904 » Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer († 2010)
• 1905 » Raymond Aron, French journalist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1983)