Eijsermans family tree » Pieternella van Riet (1899-????)

Birthday August 1, 1899

• The temperature on August 1, 1899 was about 20.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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.
  • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist († 1927)
• 1898 » Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director († 1980)
• 1899 » Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman († 1980)
• 1900 » Otto Nothling, Australian cricketer and rugby player († 1965)
• 1901 » Francisco Guilledo, Filipino boxer († 1925)
• 1903 » Paul Horgan, American historian, author, and academic († 1995)