Family tree Diverse » Wilhelmina Margaretha Logeman (1900-)

Birthday May 28, 1900

• The temperature on May 28, 1900 was about 14.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
  • March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
  • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
  • July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
  • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
  • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
  • December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1892 » Minna Gombell, American actress († 1973)
• 1900 » Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player († 1939)
• 1903 » S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group († 1994)
• 1906 » Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada († 1997)
• 1908 » Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond († 1964)
• 1908 » Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence († 2005)