Family tree Jungbeker/van den Broek » Anton de Vries (1899-????)

Birthday June 20, 1899

• The temperature on June 20, 1899 was about 22.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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.
  • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
  • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
  • 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.
  • 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

• 1893 » Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician († 1958)
• 1894 » Lloyd Hall, American chemist and academic († 1971)
• 1896 » Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1982)
• 1897 » Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright († 1973)
• 1899 » Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer († 1943)
• 1903 » Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer († 1991)