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Birthday November 26, 1899

• The temperature on November 26, 1899 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • 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.
  • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Bill W., American activist, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous († 1971)
• 1898 » Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
• 1899 » Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer († 1936)
• 1900 » Anna Maurizio, Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees († 1993)
• 1901 » William Sterling Parsons, American admiral († 1953)
• 1902 » Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's († 1971)