Eijsermans family tree » Henrica Cornelia Smolders (1901-)

Birthday November 8, 1901

• The temperature on November 8, 1901 was between 6.6 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. 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 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
  • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
  • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.

Source: Wikipedia

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