Eijsermans family tree » Catharina van Bladel (1899-????)

Birthday August 4, 1899

• The temperature on August 4, 1899 was about 19.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer († 1975)
• 1899 » Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1994)
• 1900 » Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom († 2002)
• 1901 » Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer († 1972)
• 1901 » Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer († 1971)
• 1902 » Bill Hallahan, American baseball player († 1981)