Family tree Konjer » Kornelis Sikkema (1900-)

Birthday March 4, 1900

• The temperature on March 4, 1900 was about -0.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
  • February 7 » A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States.
  • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
  • June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
  • July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
  • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and author († 1962)
• 1899 » Peter Illing, Austrian born, British film and television actor († 1966)
• 1900 » Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter († 1971)
• 1901 » Charles Goren, American bridge player and author († 1991)
• 1901 » Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy-French author, poet, and playwright († 1937)
• 1901 » Wilbur R. Franks, Canadian scientist, invented the g-suit († 1986)