Family tree Jan Werkman » Saartje Swijghuisen (1899-????)

Birthday January 21, 1899

• The temperature on January 21, 1899 was about 11.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia († 1930)
• 1898 » Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director († 1964)
• 1899 » Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer († 1977)
• 1899 » Edith Tolkien, wife and muse of J. R. R. Tolkien († 1971)
• 1899 » Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager († 1969)
• 1899 » John Bodkin Adams, British general practitioner and convict († 1983)