Family tree Drenckhahn/Gombault » Albert Johannes (Albert Johannes ) Boonstra (1900-)

Birthday May 13, 1900

• The temperature on May 13, 1900 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
  • February 18 » Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
  • February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
  • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
  • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
  • May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1895 » Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author († 1964)
• 1901 » Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher († 1975)
• 1904 » Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist († 1984)
• 1905 » Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India († 1977)
• 1907 » Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright († 1989)