Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Cecilia Maria Popkes van der Werf (1899-????)

Birthday August 21, 1899

• The temperature on August 21, 1899 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
  • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
  • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
  • 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 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.

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• 1894 » Christian Schad, German painter († 1982)
• 1895 » Blossom Rock, American actress († 1978)
• 1897 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer († 1966)
• 1902 » Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author († 1972)
• 1903 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor († 1984)
• 1904 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader († 1984)