Family tree Eijskoot » Maria Johanna Kirchberg (1898-????)

Birthday June 11, 1898

• The temperature on June 11, 1898 was about 19.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 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)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
  • July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1897 » Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist, founded the Hindustan Republican Association († 1927)
• 1897 » Reg Latta, Australian rugby league player († 1970)
• 1899 » Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate († 1972)
• 1901 » Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player († 1968)
• 1901 » Cap Fear, Canadian football player and rower († 1978)