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Birthday July 16, 1899

• The temperature on July 16, 1899 was about 18.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
  • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • 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.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City († 1968)
• 1896 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist († 1969)
• 1896 » Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations († 1968)
• 1902 » Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician († 1977)
• 1902 » Mary Philbin, American actress († 1993)
• 1903 » Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge († 1968)