Family tree Den Hengst / Elfferich » Elizabeth Adrianusdr Schilder (1899-????)

Birthday May 24, 1899

• The temperature on May 24, 1899 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter († 1984)
• 1899 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player († 1938)
• 1900 » Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter († 1984)
• 1901 » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager († 1968)
• 1902 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician († 1954)
• 1902 » Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor († 2004)