Eijsermans family tree » Joanna Maria Petronella Huijbregts (1902-)

Birthday June 23, 1902

• The temperature on June 23, 1902 was between 9.7 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
  • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
  • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
  • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
  • December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1903 » Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician († 1992)
• 1904 » Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer († 1938)
• 1905 » Jack Pickersgill, Canadian civil servant and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada († 1997)