Family tree Hulzebos » Hendrik Venekamp (1899-????)

Birthday January 11, 1899

• The temperature on January 11, 1899 was about 3.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 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 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company († 1973)
• 1897 » August Heissmeyer, German SS officer († 1979)
• 1897 » Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author († 1955)
• 1899 » Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer († 1991)
• 1901 » Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot († 1988)
• 1902 » Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer († 1986)