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Birthday June 19, 1898

• The temperature on June 19, 1898 was about 14.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
  • March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
  • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
  • September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
  • December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
  • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician († 1974)
• 1896 » Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII († 1986)
• 1897 » Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
• 1897 » Moe Howard, American comedian († 1975)
• 1902 » Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and bandleader († 1977)
• 1903 » Mary Callery, American-French sculptor and academic († 1977)