Eijsermans family tree » Johannes Hendrikus van Dijck (1900-)

Birthday August 23, 1900

• The temperature on August 23, 1900 was about 17.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
  • January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
  • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
  • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
  • May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
  • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
  • November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist († 1958)
• 1900 » Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator († 1991)
• 1900 » Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist († 2001)
• 1900 » Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist († 1978)
• 1901 » Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
• 1901 » John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany († 1991)