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Birthday October 6, 1898

• The temperature on October 6, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. 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.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
  • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
  • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
  • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Caroline Gordon, American author and critic († 1981)
• 1896 » David Howard, American film director († 1941)
• 1897 » Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic († 1991)
• 1900 » Stan Nichols, English cricketer († 1961)
• 1900 » Vivion Brewer, American activist and desegregationist († 1991)
• 1900 » Willy Merkl, German mountaineer († 1934)