Family tree Menting » Johannes Kaldenhoven (1900-)

Birthday January 29, 1900

• The temperature on January 29, 1900 was about 1.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
  • March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
  • April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
  • May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
  • June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
  • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
  • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Muna Lee, American poet and author († 1965)
• 1901 » Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network († 1965)
• 1901 » E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder († 1989)
• 1903 » Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Russian-Israeli biochemist and philosopher († 1994)
• 1905 » Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher († 1970)
• 1906 » Joe Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1989)