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Birthday April 9, 1900

• The temperature on April 9, 1900 was about 4.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 24 » Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
  • February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
  • February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
  • April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
  • April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
  • December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach († 1965)
• 1898 » Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist († 1976)
• 1900 » Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer († 1974)
• 1901 » Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author († 1979)
• 1901 » Paul Willis, American actor and director († 1960)
• 1902 » Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar († 2000)