Family tree Van Geel » Johannes Gerardus ELST (1899-????)

Birthday September 5, 1899

• The temperature on September 5, 1899 was about 21.1 °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)
• 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.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst, founded ACNielsen († 1980)
• 1897 » Morris Carnovsky, American actor († 1992)
• 1899 » Helen Creighton, Canadian author and educator († 1989)
• 1899 » Humphrey Cobb, American author and screenwriter († 1944)
• 1901 » Florence Eldridge, American actress († 1988)
• 1901 » Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy († 1991)