Family tree Brouwer - Koster » Jacobus van de Sande (1899-????)

Birthday October 7, 1899

• The temperature on October 7, 1899 was about 7.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 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.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
  • 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

• 1894 » Del Lord, Canadian-American actor and director († 1970)
• 1895 » Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author († 1980)
• 1896 » Paulino Alcántara, Spanish Filipino football player and manager († 1964)
• 1897 » Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader († 1975)
• 1897 » Thakin Mya, Burmese lawyer and politician († 1947)
• 1900 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician († 1945)