Stamboom familie Leenen te Sint-Truiden België » Hubert Louis Luykx (1900-)

Birthday August 11, 1900

• The temperature on August 11, 1900 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
  • February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
  • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
  • July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
  • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
  • July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator († 1968)
• 1898 » Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands († 1968)
• 1900 » Charley Paddock, American sprinter († 1943)
• 1900 » Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar († 1994)
• 1902 » Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist († 1986)
• 1902 » Lloyd Nolan, American actor († 1985)