Family tree Menting » Johannes Frederikus Wilhelmus Theunissen (1899-????)

Birthday September 20, 1899

• The temperature on September 20, 1899 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
  • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1958)
• 1893 » Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager († 1962)
• 1895 » Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science († 1937)
• 1899 » Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic († 1973)
• 1902 » Stevie Smith, English author and poet († 1971)
• 1906 » Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)