Family tree Gerrit van Ommen » Bertha Johanna Visser (1901-)

Birthday September 26, 1901

• The temperature on September 26, 1901 was between 12.1 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
  • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

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• 1897 » Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot († 1917)
• 1897 » Pope Paul VI († 1978)
• 1898 » George Gershwin, American pianist and composer († 1937)
• 1900 » Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer († 1983)
• 1901 » George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer († 1980)
• 1901 » Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician († 1963)