Family tree Klinkenberg » Ida Margaretha (Da) Klinkenberg (1898-????)

Birthday May 9, 1898

• The temperature on May 9, 1898 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
  • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » William Moulton Marston, American psychologist and author († 1947)
• 1895 » Frank Foss, American pole vaulter († 1989)
• 1895 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher († 1961)
• 1895 » Richard Barthelmess, American actor († 1963)
• 1896 » Richard Day, Canadian-American art director and set decorator († 1972)
• 1900 » Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress († 1992)